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Emerging & Frontier Markets

EM News: Russia’s Privatization Program

EMERGING MARKET INVESTOR: NEWS By Gordon Platt Faced with a widening budget deficit in the wake of its economic stimulus program, Russia is rolling out the red carpet to foreign investors with a $39 billion privatization program. The ...

News

Europe: Maintaining Focus On Development Aid

NEWSMAKERS: EUROPE By Justin Keay Piebalgs: Pressing Europeans to give more Spare a thought for Andris Piebalgs, the EU's development commissioner. At a time when politicians across Europe are telling people to tighten their belts during the toughest ...

Banking

Fear Factor

COVER STORY: THE NEW RISKS By Laurence Neville Last year the global economy dodged some scary-looking bullets. This year it might not be so lucky. As volatile and unnerving as it was, 2010 provided a welcome respite ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

FX: Dollar Recovers As US Yields Rise

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: FOREIGN EXCHANGE By Gordon Platt The tax deal reached between President Obama and the opposition Republican Party...

Banking

Islamic Finance: A New Frontier

TRENDS: ISLAMIC FINANCE IN LATIN AMERICA By Antonio Guerrero With Islamic financial institutions seeking to expand into emerging markets in Africa and Asia, could Latin America be next? While Islamic financial institutions have aggressively expanded through Asia and ...

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LatAm: Growth Brings Hope For Regions Poorest

MILESTONES: LATIN AMERICA By Antonio Guerrero Looking up: Poverty is declining in Latin America Latin America's robust recovery from the global financial crisis is having an impact even on the poorest people in the region, according to a ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

M&A: Deal Activity To Pick Up In 2011

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS By Gordon Platt There will be a substantial increase in mergers and acquisitions in 2011, following a relatively flat year for M&A; in 2010, as companies have plenty of cash to spend ...

Banking

Qatar: Islamic Finance To Win With World Cup

NEWSMAKERS: QATAR By Anita Hawser Hussain: Islamic banks must resolve key issues As Qatar kicks off its campaign to ensure it has the infrastructure to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the region's banks are hoping the massive ...

Features

SEPA Update: Slow Progress

UPDATE: SEPA By Anita Hawser Proponents of the Single Euro Payments Area are considering stringent measures to encourage companies to hop on board. As eurozone countries busy themselves implementing liquidity measures designed to calm market fears about ...

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News & Features Archive

EM News: Russia’s Privatization Program

Europe: Maintaining Focus On Development Aid

Fear Factor

FX: Dollar Recovers As US Yields Rise

Islamic Finance: A New Frontier

LatAm: Growth Brings Hope For Regions Poorest

M&A: Deal Activity To Pick Up In 2011

Qatar: Islamic Finance To Win With World Cup

SEPA Update: Slow Progress

South Korea: Trade Pact To Fuel Export Growth

UK: Businesses Brace For Bribery Crackdown

US/China: WTO Tire Ruling Stirs Trade-War Fears