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Emerging & Frontier Markets

Regulars : Milestones : Latin American

Latin American markets are feeling the global financial pinch, and ratings agencies are taking notice, with downgrades soon to follow. By Antonio Guerrero Standard & Poor’s downgraded El Salvador from BB+ to BB last month, and it seems ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Regulars : Newsmakers : India

In the past decade, India and China have been mentioned in the same breath when discussing the coming giants of the world economy. By Laurence Neville In truth, India has never been in China’s league when it comes ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Regulars : Newsmakers : Panama

The election of a pro-business leader in Panama now makes president-elect Ricardo Martinelli a member of the somewhat lonely club of Latin American right-wing leaders, in which the only other member is Colombian president Alvaro Uribe. By Antonio Guerrero ...

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Regulars : Newsmakers : United Kingdom

While the economic crisis has demonstrated the shortcomings of “light-touch” regulation—leaving the market to virtually regulate itself—banks remain unconvinced about the benefits of a single global regulator. By Anita Hawser While the economic crisis has demonstrated the shortcomings ...

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Regulars : Newsmakers : United States

China and Brazil appear to be joining forces in an attempt to unseat the dollar as the de facto global reserve currency. By Anitar Hawser According to Brazil’s central bank, the two countries are actively discussing trading with ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Regulars : Private equity funds bullish

NEWS BY GORDON PLATT Emerging market private equity funds raised a record $66.5 billion in 2008, and most plan to commit additional capital to new fund managers and additional countries in the next two years, according to the ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Regulars: Corporate Debt

BIG SUPPLY OF DEBT FINDS EAGER BUYERS Companies in the US and Europe are bypassing bank loans and issuing large amounts of debt, which is being readily purchased by investors seeking higher returns than are available on government securities. ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Regulars: Foreign exchange

Good Newsforthe Global EconomyTranslates Into Bad News For Dollar Improvement in the global economic outlook spells trouble for the dollar, which is losing its allure as a safe haven amid growing concern about ballooning US government debt. BY ...

Award Winners

WORLD’S BEST INVESTMENT BANKS 2010

Global Finance names the World’s Best Investment Banks 2010 New York, April 19, 2010 Global Finance announces its selection of...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Corporate Finance : Brazil’s appetite for power grows

Brazil needs to boost its electricity-generating capacity by 50% in the next 10 years to keep pace with growing demand for power, according to the country’s energy minister, Edison Lobão. Electrobrás, the state-controlled power holding group, is building an integrated ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Corporate Finance : Chinese online gaming firm raises cash in real world

Changyou.com is an online game developer and operator based in China that says it is committed to providing high-quality entertainment and virtual communities, and investors clearly want to play along. The company raised $128 million of real money last month ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets : EM ROUNDUP Africa

South Africa’s Standard Bank, Africa’s largest lender by assets, has become the first international financial institution to join the IFC’s $5 billion global trade liquidity program. The program aims to extend loans to regional banks for on-lending to importers and ...