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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Awards: Best Trade Finance Banks 2012

ANNUAL SURVEY AND AWARDS: LIQUIDITY AND REGULATIONS SQUEEZE TRADE FINANCE By Gordon Platt The global economy is threatened by a shortage of financing for international trade, as banks reassess their business models. The availability and cost of ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Best Trade Finance Banks 2012: Regional Winners

By Gordon Platt BEST TRADE FINANCE BANKS 2012: REGIONAL WINNERS AMERICAS Citi Citi's trade finance business set records across the board in 2011, as all of the pieces seemed to fall in place for the bank. "We were ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Company To Watch: Yandex / Russia

'RUSSIAN GOOGLE' BUYS SOFTWARE FIRM TO BOOST MOBILE OFFERINGS By Gordon Platt Yandex, the leading Internet search engine in Russia, with a 63% market share, purchased SPB Software last November to increase its mobile services. Yandex has ...

Banking

Country Report: Saudi Arabia

OPEN FOR BUSINESS By Gordon Platt Saudi Arabia is preparing to open its stock markets to foreign investment, and it has reinforced its financial management team in preparation for this and broader economic reforms. Saudi Arabia, the ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Debt: Ford Motor Credit, GE

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: CORPORATE DEBT By Gordon Platt Ford Motor Credit, the finance arm of the second-largest US automaker, and General Electric, the world's biggest maker of diesel locomotives and jet engines, were first out of the gate ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

DR News: Thai Firms Build Exposure With Unsponsored ADRs

EMERGING MARKETS INVESTOR: DR NEWS By Gordon Platt BNY Mellon set up unsponsored American depositary receipt (ADR) programs for two Thailand-based companies in December, Thai Airways International, the national carrier of Thailand, and BEC World, a television broadcasting ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

DRs: Depositary Receipt Pipeline Full

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: GLOBAL EQUITY/DRS By Gordon Platt Depositary receipt investors pushed trading to a record high last year, demonstrating the continued popularity of DRs, despite challenging market conditions. While the amount of capital raised by corporate ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

EM News: New ‘Tigers’ Will Dominate Economic Growth

EMERGING MARKETS INVESTOR: NEWS By Gordon Platt The BRIC countries—Brazil, Russia, India and China—now contribute more than half of the world's economic growth, while the broader emerging markets provide more than 70% of current global growth. Growth ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

FX: Dollar Looks Good Versus Euro

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: FOREIGN EXCHANGE By Gordon Platt The Japanese yen will hold its own as a safe-haven currency in...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

M&A: China Three Gorges Wins EDP Bid

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS By Gordon Platt China Three Gorges, a state-owned company that operates the world's largest hydropower project, bought a 21% stake in EDP, Portugal's largest company and utility. The Chinese company also ...

News

New Year, New Fed With Rates Forecasts And Clear Targets

MILESTONES: UNITED STATES By Gordon Platt The Federal Reserve has found a new way to communicate its intentions to the markets. It will publish forecasts for the federal funds rate, the key short-term interest rate under its direct ...

News

AT&T Won’t Hang Up On T-Mobile

MILESTONES: US/GERMANY By Gordon Platt Facing a $4 billion breakup fee, AT&T is working hard to make its proposed merger with T-Mobile a reality, despite regulatory stumbling blocks. Deal to create the largest US wireless carrier is in ...