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Editor’s Letter: Clamorix for a fix
The story everyone thought would be old news by last November rumbled on through January as more giant US banks fessed up to having shockingly large losses as a result of the subprime mortgage crisis...
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Emerging & Frontier Markets
Emerging Markets : Mind The Gap
Brazil Mantega: Hiking other taxes will make up for shortfall. With Brazilian legislators scrapping the country’s financial transactions tax (CPMF) in December, the government says it must now plug a 40 billion real ($22 ...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Emerging Markets : Putins Political Future Becomes Clearer
Russia Putin: Maintains a tight grip on Russian politics. After months of uncertainty, the Russian political landscape began to take shape in December. After being anointed by president Vladimir Putin as his successor early ...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Emerging Markets : Securities Markets Become More Open
China Morgan Stanley: Subprime losses have been plugged by China Investment Corp. China will allow foreign brokerage firms to play stronger roles in the country’s securities markets, according to new guidelines that took effect ...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Emerging Markets : Tata Fires First Shot In Auto Price War
India Tata Motors' new Nano: Launch triggered a sell-off in India's auto sector. Tata Motors, one of India’s largest domestic truck and passenger car makers, unveiled a car for India’s domestic market priced at ...
Technology
Features : Corporate Users Snared In A Tangled Web
FOCUS / NETWORK SECURITY File-sharing programs are creating security risks for the global finance industry’s computer systems. Safe at home: Simple precautions can help ensure corporate data security. Businesses in the global finance industry are waking ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Features : Down But Not Out
MARKET FORCES / EQUITY DERIVATIVES Corporations might be wary of employing complex financial instruments in the wake of the credit crunch, but a closer look at the anatomy of the meltdown suggests equity derivatives still present some interesting opportunities. ...
Country Report
Features : Power Play
COUNTRY REPORT / RUSSIA Having hand picked his successor as Russian president, Vladimir Putin has assured the country there will be a smooth transition of power. How much power he will retain remains in question. Oil has filled Russia's ...
Country Report
Features: Storm Clouds And Silver Linings
<p>CANADA When Canada’s dollar reached parity with the US dollar, it was cause for national celebration. For the country’s corporations, still reeling from the credit crunch, the muscular currency is a very mixed blessing. In recent ...</p>
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Milestones : Investors Line Up For A Scalping
Nicaragua Guevara: Deal will put an end to lawsuits. When Nicaragua offered commercial creditors a 95.5% haircut on $1.4 billion in commercial debt as part of a workout, the deal appeared to be more of a scalping. Yet ...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Milestones : Lima Launches Rmbs Market
Peru Lessons learned? Investors will be looking closely at the assets behind Peru’s mortgage-backed securities. While most global markets are seeking to shield themselves from shockwaves emanating from the US subprime home loan and residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) ...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Newsmakers : Palestinians Prepare For Statehood
Palestinian Territories After decades of war, Palestinians are trying to revive a flagging economy. While media attention is focused on the attempts to broker a peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians, work has been quietly going on ...