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Emerging & Frontier Markets

Sun Shines Bright On Solar Wafer Manufacturer

EMERGING MARKETS INVESTOR: COMPANY TO WATCH By Gordon Platt LDK Solar, based in Hi-Tech Industrial Park, Xinyu City, in China's Jiangxi Province, announced an $8.9 billion five-year strategic financing agreement with China Development Bank, easing a long-running cash ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Taiwan: Rate Hikes To Cool Real Estate Market

MILESTONES: TAIWAN By Thomas Clouse On the rise: Taipei prices Taiwan's export orders hit a record high of $34.9 billion in August, up 23.3% year on year, according to the Ministry of Economic Affairs, with orders for IT ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

The Benefits Of Discipline

INTERVIEW — DURMUS YILMAZ Turkey's central bank governor talks to Anita Hawser about inflation, Europe and how his country managed to weather the recent global crisis so well. The Central Bank of Turkey has a long history of ...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

United Kingdom: Governance Code Puts UK Shareholders In The Hotseat

NEWSMAKERS: UNITED KINGDOM By Anita Hawser Hogg: Code will be catalyst In the wake of the financial crisis, which highlighted the need for higher levels of engagement between the boards of companies and significant shareholders, corporate governance is ...

News

United States: Can Consumers Rescue The US Economy?

NEWSMAKERS: UNITED STATES By Gordon Platt Spending again: US shoppers head to the mall Surprisingly strong US retail sales in September virtually ruled out the possibility of a double-dip recession. Consumer spending, which accounts for two-thirds of US ...

Features

OTC Foreign Exchange Market Turnover By Currency Pair, 1998-2010

Global Foreign Exchange Market Turnover By Currency Pair (US$ billion) You will need javascript to view this feature. Data is from the Bank for International Settlements Triennial Central Bank Survey of Foreign Exchange and Derivatives Market Activity, September, 2010. Click ...

Award Winners

WORLD’S BEST DERIVATIVES PROVIDERS 2010

Global Finance names the 2010 World’s Best Derivatives Providers NEW YORK, October 27, 2010 The editors of Global Finance have...

Features

Global Finance presents the “World’s 50 Safest Banks 2010”

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Emerging & Frontier Markets

The World’s Best Bank Awards Ceremony 2010

DATE: OCTOBER 9, 2010 LOCATION: WASHINGTON NATIONAL PRESS CLUB, WASHINGTON For the last twelve years, Global Finance has conducted its...

Awards

Foreign Exchange Call for Entries 2011

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Awards

World Beaters: Best Banks 2010

COVER STORY: ANNUAL SURVEY – WORLD'S BEST BANKS 2010 By Gordon Platt Global Finance unveils its annual list of the best banks globally, regionally and by country. ...

Banking