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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Corporate Finance : Long-Delayed Telkom IPO Finally Makes It to Market

SOUTH AFRICA Telkom, South Africas state-controlled telephone and wireless operator, listed its shares on the Johannesburg and New York stock...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Corporate Finance : Mergers & Acquisitions

THE AMERICAS Devon Energy Moves Into Deeper Water Oklahoma City, Okla-homa-based Devon Energy agreed to merge with Ocean Energy of...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Corporate Finance : Wireless Technology Provider Tries To Forge New Market

UNITED STATES The global slowdown has helped us. Carriers are used to buying from providers that cost five times more....

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Cover Story : After Russia’s Unfinished Revolution

Unprecedented political stability and surging hydrocarbon exports have provided a platform for a remarkable recovery from the depths of Russias...

News

Editor’s Letter : Turkish Dilemma

Pity poor Recep Tayyip Erdogan. No sooner does he finally haul himself into the hot seat...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Features : Custody Buyer’s Guide

The long-awaited next phase in consolidation in the global custody industry has finally arrived. Deutsche Bank finally acknowledged it was...

News

Features : IAS 39 Raises Accounting Row

Its a little bundle of letters and numbers, but its creating an awfully big stink. Those who set accounting standards...

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Features : Mergers Make Slow Comeback

Caution is the watchword in a sluggish market for corporate takeovers. Throughout last year, observers of international M&A; predicted a...

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Features : The Man Who Wired Russia

A Russian programmer spotted a gaping hole in the market. First, lets get the clichs out of the way. Anatoly...

Banking

Features : World’s Best Treasury and Cash Management Providers

Global Finance selects the worlds best. The real-time global settlement process took a major leap forward in September 2002, when...

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Milestones : Accounting Board Puts Options Expensing On Front Burner

UNITED STATES Mandatory expensingusing flawed valuation modelswill lead to inaccurate and misleading information for investors. Ken Wasch, SIIA The norwalk,...

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Milestones : Dubai Drags

DUBAI Which are braverbankers or rugby players? The planners behind the Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC) must hope the former....