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Editor’s Letter : Proceed With Caution
Seasoned observers were predicting earlier this year that fallout from the subprime crisis in the US would trigger an abrupt end to the private equity party...
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Emerging & Frontier Markets
Emerging Markets : Bankers Still Bullish On Brazil
Gol: Planning share buyback Investment banks say the recent US Fed rate cut, coupled with strong domestic fundamentals, bodes well for Brazilian capital market investors. “Fed easing since mid-August has opened up a new leg of the bull ...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Emerging Markets : Business As Usual As Chinas Wealthy Rack Up Huge Gain
CHINA At China’s mid-October National People’s Congress, Hu Jintao kept his position as president and made a clear attempt to further consolidate his power. Premier Wen Jiaobao clung onto his position as well, despite some criticism lately concerning ...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Emerging Markets : Foreign Telecommunications Companies Embark
INDIA India calling: Global telecom firms muscle in on a fast-growing market. Following the recent acquisition of Indian telecom company Hutchinson Essar by Vodafone Group in May 2007 for $11 billion, Russian telecom company Sistema’s acquisition of a ...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Emerging Markets : Putin Unveils His Power Play
RUSSIA Putin’s deft maneuvering will almost certainly see him retaining power In the second political bombshell in three weeks—following the surprise mid-September appointment of the obscure Victor Zubkov to replace prime minister Mikhail Fradkov—Russian president Vladimir Putin in ...
News
Features : Buyout Or Sellout?
FOCUS / CANADA FOR SALE The buyout boom of Canadian companies is stirring intense controversy and throwing a harsh spotlight on the role of corporate executives. As the selloff of Canada’s biggest and best-known companies reaches record levels, ...
Country Report
Features : Growth Pains
COUNTRY REPORT / CHINA China’s continuing economic expansion may be a bumpy ride, but the country’s prospects still look remarkably good. Reach for the skies: China’s newfound wealth is reflected in its grand plans for Shanghai and ...
Banking
Features : The Business Of Growth
SPONSORED ROUNDTABLE As they expand their own businesses, clients are demanding increasingly sophisticated services from their global custodians. GLOBAL FINANCE: How has the recent market volatility affected global custodians? JAY MARTIN , senior vice president, global custody regional ...
Award Winners
Features : Worlds Best Derivatives Providers 2007
ANNUAL SURVEY / BEST DERIVATIVES PROVIDERS The fourth annual Global Finance awards for the World’s Best Derivatives Providers comes at a time when derivatives are in the mainstream news as never before. The US subprime mortgage crisis has ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Milestones : Loonie Bests The Greenback For The First Time In More Than 30 Years
CANADA/UNITED STATES Piling up: The loonie posts record gains against the US dollar. Record prices for Canadian commodities have combined...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Milestones : Venezuela’s Monetary Experiment
VENEZUELA Rodrigo Cabezas: New currency will help fight inflation. Venezuela is gearing up for the introduction of a new currency to replace the bolivar, in circulation since 1879, in a move the Hugo Chávez administration hopes will help ...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Editor’s Letter : A World-class Conundrum
To many, the World Bank is still the planets leading poverty-fighting institution...