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Features : Vying for a Share of the Islamic Finance Market
Players Vie for a Prime Slice of a Promising Market Global and local banks are jostling for position in a...
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Features : World’s Best Internet Banks: Part One
The Worlds Best Internet Banks, 2005 In the first of a two-part series, Global Finance identifies the best online corporate...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Milestones : Venezuela’s Debt Proposal Gets Cool Reception
Venezuela Venezuelas Hugo Chavez Skeptics are questioning the rationale behind the Venezuelan governments proposed debt alliance for Latin American emerging...
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Milestones : Will America’s China Bashers Harm the US Economy?
United States/China When Chinas CNOOC withdrew its $18.5 billion all-cash offer to buy US oil company Unocal in early August,...
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Newsmakers : IFAC Offers Lifeline for Beleaguered Accountants
New York IFAC president Graham Ward Executives who are still bogged down in Sarbanes-Oxley and IFRS compliance are probably thinking...
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Newsmakers : US Company Sues European Central Bank Over Euro Notes
United States/European Union Pat White Just when currency traders thought the euro was about to get over its recent woes,...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Corporate Finance : Corporate Financing Focus – Mergers & Acquisitions
Big Cross-Border Mergers May Remain Rare Occurrences In Europes Financial Sector When Abbey National, then the sixth-largest bank in the...
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Cover Story : Full Steam Ahead
It might seem as if we live in risky times, but financial markets are now less volatile than they have...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Emerging Markets : Argentina’s Bonds Attract Investors
News Nencioni: Peso is stable Argentinas inflation-linked bonds have caught the eye of global investors seeking high returns, triggering a...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Emerging Markets : China’s “Google” Finds a Price for Itself
DR News Baidu.com, Chinas most-popular Web search engine, rose 354% in its August 5 debut, making it the hottest initial...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Emerging Markets : Company to Watch: Teva Pharmaceuticals/Israel
A Penny Saved is a Shekel Earned Jerusalem-based Teva Pharmaceutical Industries signed a definitive agreement on July 25 to acquire...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Emerging Markets : Consolidation Heats Up
Russia Kasyanov: Under pressure In the latest round of oil and gas industry consolidation, Gazprom received Russian President Vladimir Putins...