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Banking

Banking On Stability

COVER STORY: MIDDLE EAST By Laurence Neville Nervous investors are looking for signs of stability in the Middle East and North Africa. The region’s burgeoning investment banking industry may provide the reassurance they’re looking for. The political ...

Award Winners

Best Trade Finance Banks 2011

TRADE FORECAST: CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF PROTECTIONISM By Gordon Platt Bankers are optimistic that financing will be available to support projected growth in world trade, but regulatory change and currency wars have them on edge. Trade ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

China: Renminbi’s Role In Global Trade Grows

NEWSMAKERS: CHINA By Shu-Ching Jean Chen Commonly known for adopting a slow and measured approach to major reform, China has surprised markets with the speed of its moves to internationalize its currency. China's yuan: Going global? Its ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Company To Watch: Hyundai Heavy Industries

COMPANY TO WATCH: RISING SHIP ORDERS LIFT HYUNDAI HEAVY INDUSTRIES By Gordon Platt The growth in world trade, as well as higher cargo rates, has triggered a surge in orders for new containerships. The trend is boosting ...

Features

Corporate Toolbox: Cyber Security

CYBERSECURITY: HIDDEN THREAT By Anita Hawser Recent increases in cyberattacks have raised alarming questions over corporate network security. In February 2010 the Kneber botnet virus infected more than 70,000 computers globally, including some at US government ...

Country Report

Country Report: Angola

ANGOLA: ON THE ROAD TO RECOVERY By Dan Keeler Ravaged by a 27-year civil war and buffeted by the recent global financial crisis, Angola has suffered more than its fair share of challenges. Undaunted, its leaders are striving ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Debt: High-Yield Credit Quality Rises

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: CORPORATE DEBT By Denise Bedell After a record year, and four months hovering at around $30 billon in monthly issuance volumes, US high-yield debt issuance declined in December to $21 billion, according to data ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

DR News: Record US Listings for Chinese Firms

EMERGING MARKETS INVESTOR: DR NEWS By Gordon Platt China-based companies listed on US exchanges in record numbers in 2010 and were among the best-performing initial public offerings, although many had trouble holding on to their first-day gains. ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

DRs: IPOs Smash Quarterly Record

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: GLOBAL EQUITY/DRS By Denise Bedell It was a benchmark year for the global IPO markets, in more ways than one. In the last quarter of 2010, IPOs broke records in terms of issuance ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

EM News: Equity Markets To See More Growth

EMERGING MARKETS INVESTOR: NEWS By Anita Hawser Emerging market equities look set to enjoy another strong year in 2011 on the back of robust economic growth fueled by domestic consumption and a recovery in exports. "Emerging equities are ...
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