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Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets: Brazil

Roundup By Antonio Guerrero Too strong: Authorities fret over appreciation of Brazilian real The Brazilian government took the controversial step of reintroducing a 2% financial transactions tax on purchases of stocks and bonds by foreign investors that had ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets: China

Roundup By Thomas Clouse Open market: China’s Nasdaq-style GEM opens for business China’s economy will grow by 8.4% this year, according to World Bank estimates, and by 8.7% in 2010. The World Bank projected 2009 growth of 7.2% ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets: India

Roundup By Aaron Chaze Poor transport infrastructure weighs on India’s competitiveness The Indian government’s privatization program has received a shot in the arm after the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) gave the green light to a proposal ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets: Middle East

Roundup By Gordon Platt ExxonMobil is first US company to win Iraq oil contract A joint venture of ExxonMobil and Royal Dutch Shell has clinched a $50 billion deal to develop one of Iraq’s biggest oil fields, the ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets: News

Year-End Rebalancing May Aid Bond Funds By Gordon Platt Emerging market bonds could attract significant inflows from fund managers in...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets: Russia

Roundup By Kim Iskyan Avtovaz: Struggling to survive in market downturn Russian government officials have sounded increasingly optimistic notes about the country’s macroeconomic situation, as strong oil prices are likely to result in a lower budget deficit than ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Milestones: Panama Poised For Investment-Grade Status

Panama By Antonio Guerrero Providing a lift: Canal expansion will boost Panama economy Panama is poised to become Latin America’s newest investment-grade-rated country. Standard & Poor’s pushed Panama closer to the coveted rating in November when it raised ...

Banking

Milestones: Turkey Enjoys Growing Profile In Arab World

Lebanon/Syria/Turkey By Nick Kochan Yilmaz: Turkish banks were ready for leverage crisis The evolution of Turkey’s role in the Middle East and beyond was clearly on display at a late-October risk management conference in Beirut. The guest speaker ...

News

Newsmakers: New Premier Charts A Difficult Course

Japan By Thomas Clouse Hatoyama: Tough decision will be made a little easier with news of recent economic growth Japanese prime minister Yukio Hatoyama and his Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) swept into office in September with pledges ...

News

Newsmakers: Rusal Flotation Struggles Amid Turbulence

Russia By Kim Iskyan Heavy burden: Deripaska’s empire is weighed down with debt Oleg Deripaska’s plans to float Rusal, the world’s largest aluminum company, in a December IPO are facing serious turbulence. The company, according to some metals ...

News

Newsmakers: Senator Seeks To Rein In Fed’s Authority

United States By Gordon Platt Dodd: Taking direct aim at Fed’s supervisory role The chairman of the Senate banking committee, Connecticut Democrat Christopher Dodd, has taken dead aim at the Federal Reserve’s authority to supervise banks in what ...

Technology

Technology: Cloud Computing

CLOUD COMPUTING Businesses looking for cost-effective data and IT infrastructure solutions are increasingly finding the answer is in the cloud. by Anita Hawser History is littered with examples of technologies that were hyped by analysts, but ...
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