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Emerging & Frontier Markets

Newsmakers : Charity Partner In Second Mission To India

INDIA/UNITED STATES               Global Finance's sponsored charity, Amrit Davaa, delousing children at Manjushree orphanage.       In early June Global Finance’s partner charity Amrit Davaa embarked on its second mission to Tawang, a ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Newsmakers : Leaders Line Up Presidential Candidates

URUGUAY               Danilo Astori: Businesses' "darling" in presidential race.   Unable to seek reelection, Uruguayan president Tabaré Vázquez has tipped his finance and economy minister to be the ruling Frente Amplio (FA) coalition’s candidate ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Newsmakers : Military Pension Fund Spreads Its Wings

TURKEY       Coskun Ulusoy: Army pension fund looks beyond Turkey, but not Asia.   While pension funds in Europe and other parts of the world are being told to raise their game in order to make up investment ...

News

Newsmakers : “CEO of Korea” Tripped Up On Us Beef Deal

SOUTH KOREA       Lee Myung-bak: Beef deal sees president's approval rating plunge. Lee Myung-bak, the former Hyundai executive who was elected president of South Korea by a landslide last December, refers to himself as “CEO of Korea.” His ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Corporate Finance : Dollar Bounces Back As Fed Hits Pause Button

<p>FOREIGN EXCHANGE     The dollar rose to a two-month high against the euro last month after the Federal Reserve signaled a pause in its easing cycle, and European economic data came in weaker than expected. While the greenback is ...</p>

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Corporate Finance : Tight Lending Standards Could Delay Recovery

CORPORATE DEBT     The latest bank lending surveys by the Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank (ECB) demonstrated that credit standards have tightened further, indicating that the credit crunch hasn’t lost its bite, analysts say. The tightening of ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Cover Story: The Found Continent

AFRICA   Long ignored by mainstream investors and corporations, Africa has suddenly found itself in the spotlight. Its resilience in the recent credit crunch is just part of the reason.     An oil worker stands on the deck of ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Editor’s Letter: Unsustainable development

In our cover story this month we investigate the surge in investment pouring into Africa. Resource-poor, cash-rich nations such as India and China are seemingly leaving no stones unturned in their rush to secure supplies...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets : A Month Of Turmoil

CHINA     China's president Hu Jintao aims to improve relations with Japan.   Rescue workers on May 14 reached southwestern China’s Weixian county, the epicenter of an earthquake that shook cities across Asia and damaged 70% to 80% of ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets : Bankers Rush In As Oil Wealth Rises

MIDDLE EAST     Dubai: Financial center is attracting global banks hungry for regional growth . New York-based Citi moved one of its top bankers to Dubai last month, while Standard Chartered of the United Kingdom opened the largest trading ...
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