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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Corporate Finance : Reynolds American Borrows For Takeover

Winston-Salem, North Carolina-based Reynolds American, the parent company of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco, borrowed $1.65 billion in the high-yield debt market...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Corporate Finance : Will Henry Paulson talk the dollar up?

US treasury secretaries with a Wall Street background have tended to preside over a strong dollar, in stated policy and...

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Cover Story : Banking On The Fast Track

RAPID CHANGE IS KEEPING BANK CEOS ON THEIR TOES AS THEY SEEK TO MEET THE SURGING DEMAND FOR FINANCIAL SERVICES...

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Cover Story : Money Magnets

Dramatic growth in the Middle Easts economies is prompting a race to create a viable regional financial center Cities in...

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Cover Story : Profits With Principles

Rapidly growing liquidity is fueling a surge in interest in Islamic financing in the GCC countries. The Middle Eastand particularly...

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Editor’s Letter : Pressure Play

Tired of waiting for US regulators to insist that public companies disclose the risks they face from global warming, a group of heavy-hitting investors has fired off a stern memo to the head of the Securities and Exchange Commission...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets : Steel Makers Plan Merger To Head Off Mittal

RUSSIA Mordashov: Vaults to forefront of industry Steel maker Arcelor, under attack from Mittal, in late May announced a $16.6...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets : Dubai Firm Buys Into Us Housing Market

COMPANY TO WATCH: EMAAR PROPERTIES/UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Dubai-based Emaar Properties, one of the worlds largest real estate companies, made its...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets : Investors Gain New Flexibility

CHINA Chinas real estate sector takes a breather Mordashov: Vaults to forefront of industry China CAMC Engineering in June became...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets : Liquidity seize-up hits em stocks

NEWS Large volumes of positions in stocks, foreign exchange and commodity markets have been funded in zero cost Japanese yen....

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets : Stocks Tumble As Investor Interest Declines

INDIA Price shock: Consumers will be paying more at the pump in India The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets : The Bank Of New York Launches Bric Index

DR NEWS Putting the focus on the big emerging markets of Brazil, Russia, India and China, The Bank of New...