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Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets: Rise In Copper Prices Puts Shine On Chinese Producer

Company To Watch: Jiangxi Copper/China Rise in Copper Prices Puts Shine on Chinese Producer Jiangxi Copper, based in Guixi City in China’s inland Jiangxi Province, is the country’s largest producer of the red metal. It owns all five ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets: Russian Retailers’ Stocks Selling At Steep Discount

News Russian Retailers’ Stocks Selling At Steep Discount As a big emerging market, Russia offers opportunities for growth in the consumer sector, analysts say. For investors willing to look beyond the major oil stocks, which already have risen ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Features: A Region in Transition

Economic Update Central Asia The former Soviet republics of Central Asia are undergoing dramatic and sometimes painful change as they attempt to modernize their economies and to exploit their vast reserves of natural resources. By Paula L. Green ...

Country Report

Features: Country Report-Spain

A TOUGH ROAD AHEAD Spain’s banks and savings institutions are still reeling from the collapse of the country’s housing market. By Antonio Guerrero With Spain experiencing its deepest recession in 60 years, its banking sector stands at ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Features: Funding A Cleaner World

Businesses, banks and governments are working together to create financing tools to fund the green revolution. By Paula L. Green Cajoled, prodded and pushed by presidents, regulators, legislators and international diplomats, multinationals are slowly realizing the time has ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Features: Regional Report – Central & Eastern Europe

DOWN BUT NOT OUT Central and Eastern Europe was arguably the region hit hardest by the global downturn. It’s still suffering, but hopeful signs are clearly emerging. By Justin Keay It wasn’t meant to be like this. ...

Award Winners

Features: The World’s Best Internet Banks

PIONEERS GO MOBILE In the first of a two-part series, Global Finance identifies the best online corporate and consumer banks by country and regionally by product or service category. By Adam Rombel Much of the past year ...

Banking

Milestones: When Will Recovery Come?

GLOBAL By Anita Hawser Shut down: Many businesses are still pessimistic Banks’ investment banking businesses are making money again and the better-than-expected US non-farm payrolls in July took the markets by surprise. But questions remain over whether ...

News

Newsmakers: Fixing The Missing Link in Banks’Pay-For-Performance Goal

UNITED STATES By Gordon Platt Bisson: Banks are too reliant on stock options The populist uprising against paying big bonuses to top executives of banks bailed out with taxpayer money is in large part warranted, according to a ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Newsmakers: IPO Surge Suggests Some Confidence Is Returning

GLOBAL By Laurence Neville Perking up: The US market is showing signs of revival Six months after global equity markets began a remarkable rally and a year since the global financial system almost collapsed, the IPO is back ...

News

Newsmakers: Us Takes Aim At Trade Gap To Boost Employment

UNITED STATES/CHINA By Gordon Platt Kirk: Facing key decision on trade barriers US Trade Representative Ron Kirk hailed the World Trade Organization’s dispute panel’s ruling in August against China’s system of importing and distributing books, magazines, films, DVDs, ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance