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Features : The Quiet Revolution

Portugals government is risking unpopularity in an attempt to inject renewed dynamism into the countrys economy. Jos Scrates, the prime...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Mexicos newly installed president faces a tough first year in office as he struggles to reconcile his promises with fiscal...

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UNITED STATES When HSBC announced that it will take a higher-than-expected charge on bad debts for 2006 as a result...

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UNITED STATES / EUROPE Tony James, president of the Blackstone Group Plagued by competition and antitrust investigations on both sides...

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BELARUS Nanda: Controlling spread of AIDS makes good business sense As relations continue to sour between Belarus and Russia, Belaruss...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

UNITED KINGDOM / INDIA Vodafone head, Arun Sarin: Global ambitions Arun Sarin, chief executive of UK-based mobile phone service provider...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Corporate Debt Although the US credit markets performed well in 2006, with tight spreads of corporate bonds to US treasury...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Global Equity/Drs Initial public offerings in the form of depositary receipts rose more than 75% in 2006 from a year...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Foreign Exchange Chances for a US interest rate cut fell sharply following a string of stronger-than-expected economic data in early...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

The seemingly interminable wrangling over global trade encapsulated in the so-called Doha Round of talks might be about to come...

Banking

A modern form of Islamic trade financing has taken root and is flourishing in the Middle East With its ancient...

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As the use of letters of credit declines worldwide, banks are devising other ways to help companies manage their financial...