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Country Report

Features : Sweet Spot For The Philippines

COUNTRY REPORT: THE PHILIPPINES The Philippines seems to be avoiding the worst of the global market slowdown, but there have been a few hiccups along the way. The financial Makati district in Manila is not feeling the pinch of ...

Award Winners

Features : The Best Emerging Market Banks 2008

ANNUAL SURVEY / BEST EMERGING MARKET BANKS In our 15th annual survey of top banking performers in emerging markets, we name those banks that are consistently providing high levels of service in fast-evolving markets. Download PDF (2 MB) The ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Features : The Green Keeps Flowing To Green

SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS Financial turmoil and an economy on the brink of recession are testing US companies’ determination to reduce their environmental impact. Growing fears about a global economic slowdown and the credit crunch wreaked havoc on global financial ...

Banking

Features: Banking on Russia

ANALYSIS Deft maneuvering is helping Russia’s banks dodge the fallout from the credit crunch, but significant risks remain—particularly for smaller banks and their customers. While the crises at UK mortgage lender Northern Rock and US investment bank Bear ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Features: Credit crunch? What credit crunch?

CENTRAL & EASTERN EUROPE Despite continuing political upheaval, many countries in Central and Eastern Europe are more concerned about reining in their buoyant economies than surviving the global economic downturn. Although the politics in Warsaw may be "noisy," ...

Banking

Milestones : Bank Bailouts Could Harm Country Rating

GLOBAL A cautious approach: Bank of England governor Mervyn King. The global credit crunch has highlighted just how far regulators and banks in some markets are willing to go to prop up the domestic financial system. However, clear ...

Banking

Milestones : Indian Project Financing Gets Ex-Im Bank Boost

INDIA Reaching out: The US hopes its firms can win a slice of India's $500 billion spending spree. Bhopal Medical College Trust is the first Indian project to reap the benefits of US Export-Import Bank’s (Ex-Im Bank) Indian ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Milestones : Peru Makes The Grade

PERU Peru's president Alan Garcia: Fiscal policies led to upgrade. While analysts debated whether Brazil or Panama would win the race to become the next Latin American investment-grade-rated country, Peru beat both countries to the finish line. Citing ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

News & Features Archive

Features : Sweet Spot For The Philippines

Features : The Best Emerging Market Banks 2008

Features : The Green Keeps Flowing To Green

Features: Banking on Russia

Features: Credit crunch? What credit crunch?

Milestones : Bank Bailouts Could Harm Country Rating

Milestones : Indian Project Financing Gets Ex-Im Bank Boost

Milestones : Peru Makes The Grade

Milestones : Sky Is Falling For The Airline Industry

Newsmakers : Darling’s Approach Winning Out On Global Regulation

Newsmakers : Soros Seeks To Tame Counterparty Risk

Corporate Finance : Big Chinese Ipos Keep Coming Despite Downturn In Stock Market, Putting Shanghai Exchange In Lead