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Emerging & Frontier Markets
Emerging Markets Come Of Age
EMERGING MARKETS FOCUS Emerging markets are leading global growth, and they are doing so by relying increasingly on domestic demand. By Gordon Platt The big question global investors and economists are asking about the sharp ...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Emerging Markets: Africa
Roundup By Antonio Guerrero Panning for gold: African mines spark investor interest Rising gold prices have sparked renewed interest by foreign investors in African mines. Banro, a Canadian gold miner, expects to close a debt financing deal for ...
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 ...