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Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets: Russian Steel Pipe Firm Upgrades ADR Program

Investor: DR News By Gordon Platt The largest Russia-based manufacturer of steel pipes for the oil and gas industry, TMK, upgraded its over-the-counter American depositary receipt (ADR) program to the OTCQX International premier platform. It is the third ...

Award Winners

Features: Awards Best Emerging Market Banks 2010 Africa

AFRICA By Gordon Platt REGIONAL WINNER: Standard Chartered Bank Standard Chartered Bank's earnings from its African operations rose 54% last year to $482 million. The London-based emerging markets bank receives 90% of its income and profits from Asia, ...

Award Winners

Features: Awards Best Emerging Market Banks 2010 Middle East

MIDDLE EAST By Gordon Platt REGIONAL WINNER : National Bank of Kuwait National Bank of Kuwait, the leading bank in Kuwait and the highest-rated bank in the Middle East, earned $925 million last year, an increase of 4% ...

Country Report

Features: Country Report – Turkey

ECONOMY BOUNCES BACK A surge of growth late last year has accelerated in 2010, and there are reasons to believe the rebound can be sustained. By Gordon Platt Turkey is on a winning streak. In March this ...

Banking

Milestones: Dubai Works To Restore Reputation

Dubai By Gordon Platt and Anita Hawser Dubai: Debt resolution should improve economic fortunes Dubai moved a step closer to resolving its debt problems with the announcement of a plan to invest $9.5 billion to restructure its flagship ...

News

Newsmakers: Goldman Allegations May Set Stage For Future Cases

United States By Gordon Platt Goldman Sachs: Fraud allegations hit its reputation The Securities and Exchange Commission charged Goldman Sachs with fraud on April 16, causing a sharp decline in equity prices, particularly for financial shares, and especially ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets: Emerging Equity And Bond Fund Flows Rise

Investor: News By Gordon Platt Investor flows into emerging market bond funds passed the $5 billion mark for the year to date in the week ended March 10 after posting their biggest weekly inflow in more than a ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets: Nectar Lifesciences’ GDR Raises Funds For Expansion

Investor: DR News By Gordon Platt Nectar Lifesciences, based in Chandigarh, India, makes active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), generic drugs and phytochemicals, such as mint derivatives, including menthol. In order to expand its generic pharmaceutical business and build new ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Author: Gordon Platt

Emerging Markets: Russian Steel Pipe Firm Upgrades ADR Program

Features: Awards Best Emerging Market Banks 2010 Africa

Features: Awards Best Emerging Market Banks 2010 Middle East

Features: Country Report – Turkey

Milestones: Dubai Works To Restore Reputation

Newsmakers: Goldman Allegations May Set Stage For Future Cases

Emerging Markets: Emerging Equity And Bond Fund Flows Rise

Emerging Markets: Nectar Lifesciences’ GDR Raises Funds For Expansion

Emerging Markets: Zhejiang Geely/China Can Chinese Carmaker Turn Volvo Around?

Middle East Supplement: Bankers Survey A Changed Landscape

Middle East Supplement: Oil Wealth Keeps Economic Stimulus Flowing

Middle East Supplement: Region Takes The Lead In Going Green