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Emerging & Frontier Markets

Martelly Counts On Foreign Investment To Rebuild

NEWSMAKERS: HAITI By Antonio Guerrero Haiti’s president Michel Martelly, who took office on May 14, has the unenviable task of rebuilding Haiti after the January 2010 earthquake that killed nearly 300,000 and left some one million people homeless. ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Multilatinas Extend Reach Into Developed Markets

MILESTONES: LATIN AMERICA By Antonio Guerrero While Latin America led the world in FDI growth last year, the region’s companies also forged ahead with an aggressive international expansion drive. Drive thru: Latin America buys up US brand ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Signs Of Change After Watershed Election

NEWSMAKERS: SINGAPORE By Thomas Clouse Singapore’s founding father Lee Kuan Yew resigned his cabinet post on May 14 after his party, the People’s Action Party (PAP), garnered just over 60% of the popular vote, its weakest showing since ...

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Strauss-Kahn Arrest Adds Drama To IMF Succession

NEWSMAKERS: GLOBAL By Luca Ventura While the shocking arrest in May of IMF managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn in connection with an alleged sexual assault dominated the news all over the world, it only complicated a plot that was ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Thailand Braced For More Political Turmoil

MILESTONES : THAILAND By Thomas Clouse The people of Thailand will soon go to the polls following a royal decree last month dissolving the lower house of parliament and calling for elections on July 3. Thai PM ...

News

US Finance Industry Assess Galleon Ruling

MILESTONES: UNITED STATES By Anita Hawser It may have taken only 12 days of deliberations for the jury in the Galleon trial to convict Raj Rajaratnam, the co-founder of Galleon Group, of 14 counts of securities fraud, but ...

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Voice Of Moderation Leaves FDIC

NEWSMAKERS: UNITED STATES By Gordon Platt Sheila Bair, the populist bank regulator who warned in advance that the subprime mortgage crisis was coming, is stepping down on July 8 as chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. ...

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WORLD’S BEST SUPPLY CHAIN FINANCE PROVIDERS 2011

Global Finance names the World’s Best Supply Chain Finance Providers 2011 NEW YORK, May 17, 2011 Global Finance magazine has...

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WORLD’S BEST SUB-CUSTODIAN BANKS 2011

Global Finance names the World’s Best Sub-Custodian Banks 2011 NEW YORK, May 16, 2011 Global Finance magazine has released its...

Features

Foreign Exchange Risk Management White Paper – May 2011

Foreign Exchange Risk Management Never before have global companies been so exposed to currency market volatility and the risks associated...

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World’s Best Banks: Middle East Country Winners

Middle East Change Creates New Opportunities Banks in the Middle East are pulling in their horns in light of the widespread political upheaval in the region. Markets have been unsettled by the political developments, but the economic fundamentals remain ...

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World’s Best Banks: Africa Country Winners

Africa Fast-Growing Continent Offers Huge Potential And Significant Risks Africa is rich in natural resources, including oil and gas and minerals, which are in growing demand as the global economy expands. The continent seems likely to outperform the developed ...