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Emerging & Frontier Markets

Features : Brazil Points The Way

LATIN AMERICA President Lula’s bold program of social and economic reform has become a model for economies in Latin America and beyond.   Under Lula, Brasilia has focused on growing the economy in a way that benefits people at all ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Features : Down But Not Out

ASIA Asia’s emerging markets could not avoid the fallout from the credit crunch, but they stand a good chance of emerging stronger than ever as the dust settles.   The 21st century has been good to most emerging economies so ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Milestones : Four-Year Fight Ends In Cafta Ratification

COSTA RICA     President Arias successfully concludes free trade agreement. Four years after it was first signed, Costa Rican lawmakers in November finally ratified Cafta, the free trade agreement between Central America, the Dominican Republic and the United States. ...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Milestones : G-20 seeks coordinated global regulation

GLOBAL       Brown: A vocal advocate for global financial regulation. After the recent meeting of the Group of 20 countries in Washington, DC, in mid-November, the likelihood of the creation of a new, more international regulatory system for ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Newsmakers : Oligarchs Face A Bleak Future

RUSSIA     Deripaska: A dramatic turnaround The global financial crisis is sucking Russia’s oligarchs into its vortex. Information provider Bloomberg recently estimated that the combined wealth of the 25 richest Russians had plummeted 62% over the six-month period ended ...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Cover Story: Bitter medicine

BITTER MEDICINE GLOBAL REGULATION     The case for global regulation of the banking and finance industry has become much stronger as a result of the recent crisis. The prospect of creating a workable system, though, is as remote as ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets : Confidence Declines As Exports Tumble

CHINA       China's exporters are feeling the effects of a global economic slowdown. China’s central bank released three surveys—of banks, consumers and companies—in late September reflecting falling confidence in the country’s economy. According to the survey of companies, ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets : Disaffected Investors Turn Sights On Africa

AFRICA       Kampala in Uganda, where African leaders discussed plans for growing investment.   East Africa may benefit from the recent turmoil on global financial markets, as investors seek less risky and higher yielding markets. Speakers at September’s ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets : Government Mobilizes Reserves To Boost Liquidity

BRAZIL       Oil finds saw Brazil's national petroleum agency ANP reduce new exploration concessions.   While Brazilian officials had touted the country’s resilience to the global financial meltdown, they got a disturbing wake-up call in October as the ...
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