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Emerging & Frontier Markets

EM Investor : African Gdr Issuers Get Credit For Being Remote From Crunch

Dr News African issuers of global depositary receipts could benefit from the fact that they are remote from the effects of the US-centric credit crunch, says Stuart Matty, partner at White & Case, the law firm ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

EM Investor : Palm Oil Producer Reaps Rewards

Company To Watch: Ioi/malaysia Palm oil prices have almost doubled in the past year on rising demand from China and India and increased use of crude palm oil as an alternative energy source. Kuala Lumpur-based IOI, ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

EM Investor : Rwanda Exchange Trading Bonds

News The Rwanda Stock Exchange opened for business in the capital city of Kigali at the end of January, but so far the exchange has not traded any stocks. It has listed two government bonds and ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets : Issuers Seek To Repurchase Their Foreign Bonds

India ICICI Bank: One of the Indian banks repurchasing bonds. Indian banks and corporate bond issuers in international markets are taking advantage of the widening credit spreads and tightening liquidity conditions in global bond markets ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets : Net Benfits

Brazil President Lula: Basking in Brazil's new net creditor status. After holding its ranking as the world’s largest emerging markets debtor for several decades, Brazil in January became a net foreign creditor for ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets : Putin Engineers Smooth Transition Following Election

Russia Russia's president-elect Dmitry Medvedev with his mentor, Vladimir Putin. As expected, Dmitry Medvedev won the Russian presidential elections on March 2, with 70% of the vote. Medvedev was a shoo-in by dint of enjoying the explicit support ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets : Stock Slide Hits Ipo Plans

China Chinese students prepare for this summer's Olympics in Beijing. China will more strictly examine applications from listed companies to issue new shares on domestic capital markets, the China Securities Regulatory Commission announced after the ...

Award Winners

Features : Awards: Best Developed Markets Banks

WORLD’S BEST DEVELOPED MARKETS BANKS 2008 BEST DEVELOPED MARKETS BANKS Global Finance unveils its annual list of the best banks in developed markets around the world. The past year has been one of the most tumultuous in recent ...

Banking

Features : Fighting Frausters From Winthin

ONLINE FRAUD New technologies and greater understanding of the mechanics of online fraud are helping corporations beat the bad guys. The 2002 film “Catch Me If You Can” was based loosely on a book penned by Frank William Abagnale ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Features : Turkish Banking And Finance Roundtable 2008

SPONSORED ROUNDTABLE At a roundtable in Istanbul, Global Finance brought together Turkey’s central banker and other leading figures to discuss the prospects for the country’s economy. GLOBAL FINANCE: The Turkish government seems to be redoubling its efforts to ...

Country Report

Features: Growth interrupted

COUNTRY REPORT: SOUTH AFRICA Flagging global growth, an ongoing energy shortage and increasing wage and inflation pressures are weighing heavily on South Africa’s economy. In a hole: South Africa's mining industry has been badly affected by recent power ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Focus: Nafta : A Controversial Treaty

Multinationals And Nafta Much lambasted for its effects on the poor, Nafta has proved successful at opening the North American markets—and promoted corporate growth in the process. As the US presidential primary campaigns neared their conclusion in March, ...