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Emerging & Frontier Markets
Emerging Markets : China Solar Energy ADR Fails To Shine In Debut
DR NEWS ReneSola, a China-based manufacturer of solar wafers, listed 10 million American depositary shares on the New York Stock Exchange on January 29. Although the issue was priced at a discount of 9.7% to the underlying shares, which trade ...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Emerging Markets : Foreign Investment Limits Tumble
INDIA Piling in: Investors gave an enthusiastic response to Reliance Power's $3 billion IPO. In its bid to keep up the growth momentum in the Indian economy, the Indian coalition government lifted investment restrictions on foreign investors in ...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Emerging Markets : High Metals Prices Boost Peru Miner
COMPANY TO WATCH: COMPANIA DE MINAS BUENAVENTURA/PERU Compañía de Minas Buenaventura, Peru’s largest publicly traded precious metals mining company, is basking in record high prices for much of its output. Buenaventura operates seven mines in Peru and holds controlling interests ...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Emerging Markets : India ETF To Trade On Nyse’s Arca
NEWS PowerShares Capital Management last month announced the first exchange-traded fund (ETF) to provide direct exposure to a diversified portfolio of Indian securities. The PowerShares India Portfolio, with symbol PIN, was set to begin trading in late February on NYSE ...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Emerging Markets : Miner Eyes Record-Breaking Deal
BRAZIL Rock solid: Vale is thought to be ready to bid for Xstrata. Brazilian mining giant Vale (formerly CVRD) is in talks to acquire Swiss mining company Xstrata, reportedly for $90 billion. The deal would be the single ...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Emerging Markets : Roaring Economy Boosts State-Owned Companies’ Profits
CHINA Riding high: China's economic growth continues to break records. China’s economy grew 11.4% in 2007, its fastest rate in 13 years. Fourth-quarter GDP growth fell to 11.2% year-on-year, however, as government tightening measures and weakening global demand ...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Emerging Markets : Stocks In Rough Ride
RUSSIA Khodorkovsky: The jailed former head of Yukos is back in the news. The Russian presidential campaign kicked off in mid-January, with Dmitry Medvedev—who is virtually guaranteed victory in the early March poll thanks to the support of ...
Country Report
Features : An Island In The Storm
COUNTRY REPORT / CYPRUS Cyprus is hoping that its recent adoption of the euro will help it better survive—and perhaps even thrive—during the coming global turbulence. Cyprus is hoping that its recent adoption of the euro will help ...
Banking
Features : Opportunity Play
SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUNDS Sovereign wealth funds snap up bargains in one of the biggest financial industry land grabs in history. Bader Al Sa'ad, head of Kuwait's SWF, helped arrange a huge cash infusion for Citi. To say Citi and ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Features: Riding A Growth Wave
SECTOR REPORT / SHIPPING FINANCE Growth in world trade spurs demand for financing of ships and terminals. Sharp growth in the size of cargo ships has prompted expansion of the Panama canal. Sharp growth in the size of ...
Award Winners
Features: Worlds Best Treasury Providers 2008
ANNUAL SURVEY/ TREASURY & CASH MANAGEMENT Global Finance selects the best treasury and cash management banks, globally and by region, and the best providers of treasury management systems and services by category. The past year has seen the challenges facing ...