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Gross Domestic Product Purchasing Power Parity (GDP PPP)
A background on Gross Domestic Product Purchasing Power Parity (GDP PPP) from the World Bank – World Development Indicators: Comparable...
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Best Emerging Market Banks 2010
BEST EMERGING MARKET BANKS 2010 In our 17th annual survey of top banking performers in emerging markets, we select winners in 101 countries and five regions. By Gordon Platt Emerging market banks have sailed through the global financial crisis ...
Editor's Letter
Editor’s Letter: Risky Business
Corporate finance executives could be forgiven for being somewhat confused at present...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Emerging Markets: Falcom Introduces First Saudi-Listed ETF
Investor: News By Gordon Platt Riyadh-based Falcom Financial Services has introduced the first Saudi Arabian exchange-traded fund (ETF) to be listed on Tadawul, the largest stock exchange in the Arab world. The decision by the Capital Market Authority ...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Emerging Markets: Latin American Online Marketplace Growing Fast
Investor: Company to Watch MercadoLibre / Argentina By Gordon Platt MercadoLibre, the largest online marketplace in Latin America, has more than 43 million registered users. The Buenos Aires-based ecommerce provider has been growing so rapidly that it regularly ...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Emerging Markets: Russian Steel Pipe Firm Upgrades ADR Program
Investor: DR News By Gordon Platt The largest Russia-based manufacturer of steel pipes for the oil and gas industry, TMK, upgraded its over-the-counter American depositary receipt (ADR) program to the OTCQX International premier platform. It is the third ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Exchange-Traded Derivatives
DERIVED VALUE Global Finance brings together a group of industry leaders to discuss the prospects for the exchange-traded derivatives market. Moderated by Joseph Giarraputo Global Finance: The global financial system has come through a near-death experience. ...
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Features: Awards Best Emerging Market Banks 2010 Africa
AFRICA By Gordon Platt REGIONAL WINNER: Standard Chartered Bank Standard Chartered Bank's earnings from its African operations rose 54% last year to $482 million. The London-based emerging markets bank receives 90% of its income and profits from Asia, ...
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Features: Awards Best Emerging Market Banks 2010 Asia
ASIA By Anita Hawser REGIONAL WINNER : HSBC As regional and foreign banks look to Asia to grow their business beyond their domestic markets, competition is heating up in the region. Traditionally a strong provider across 20 or ...
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Features: Awards Best Emerging Market Banks 2010 Europe
EUROPE By Paula L. Green REGIONAL WINNER: RZB/Raiffeisen International Austria-based RZB/Raiffeisen International bags the regional award for the fourth year in a row after managing to turn in a creditable performance despite atrocious market conditions. With a 1.7% ...
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Features: Awards Best Emerging Market Banks 2010 Latin America
LATIN AMERICA by Antonio Guerrero REGIONAL WINNER: Banco Santander Brazil continues to shine as the jewel in Santander's crown, helping the Spanish bank consolidate its position as Latin America's premier financial group. Santander Brasil set a benchmark in ...
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Features: Awards Best Emerging Market Banks 2010 Middle East
MIDDLE EAST By Gordon Platt REGIONAL WINNER : National Bank of Kuwait National Bank of Kuwait, the leading bank in Kuwait and the highest-rated bank in the Middle East, earned $925 million last year, an increase of 4% ...