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Emerging & Frontier Markets

Businesses On Tenterhooks After Leftist Wins Peru Election

NEWSMAKERS: PERU By Antonio Guerrero Humala: Investors’ friend? The election of leftist leader Ollanta Humala as president of Peru after a June run-off has unleashed concerns among the business leaders who feel the former coup-plotter may impose radical ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Africa: Ethanol May Trigger Food Fight

EMERGING MARKETS ROUNDUP: AFRICA by Antonio Guerrero Sierra Leone opts for controversial biofuel production Africa is poised to enter the world’s growing biofuels market. The biotechnology unit at Addax, a Switzerland-based investment firm, plans to open a ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Brazil: Admin Supports Corporate Growth

EMERGING MARKETS ROUNDUP: BRAZIL by Antonio Guerrero Brazilian companies take flight Board members at Petrobras, the Brazilian state oil company, are calling on the company to tame costs linked to its $224 billion 2011-2015 spending plan. The investment ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

China: Floods Drive Prices Higher

EMERGING MARKETS ROUNDUP: CHINA by Thomas Clouse Floods devastate crops Inflation in China accelerated in May to its most rapid rate in 34 months. According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the consumer price index rose 5.5% ...

Country Report

Country Report: Portugal

Light At The End Of The Tunnel By Vanessa Drucker Portugal’s new political leaders have a plan to dig their country out of its deep fiscal hole. Portugal is about to receive a dose of strong medicine. ...

News

Domestic Group Makes Move To Buy Canadian Exchanges

MILESTONES / CANADA by Erik Heinrich Near-monopoly: Bid faces antitrust scrutiny The London Stock Exchange (LSE) has been stymied in its attempt to take over Canada’s TMX Group, parent of the Toronto and Montreal exchanges and the TSX ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

India: Tata Steel Sells Assets

EMERGING MARKETS ROUNDUP: INDIA by Aaron Chaze Tata Steel: Trimming debt In an attempt to trim its debt, India’s largest steel producer, Tata Steel, is to sell its 26.3% stake in Riversdale Mining, the Australian Stock Exchange–listed coal ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Russia: Tensions Between Leadership Duo

EMERGING MARKETS ROUNDUP: RUSSIA by Kim Iskyan Medvedev and Putin go head to head During his June 17 speech at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Russia’s version of Davos, president Dmitry Medvedev highlighted his reformist stance ...
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