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Debt: Corporate Bonds Break Records

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: CORPORATE DEBT By Gordon Platt Issuance of high-grade US corporate bonds soared to $99 billion in February. Issuance of high-grade corporate bonds in the US market soared to a monthly record high of $99 billion ...

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DRs: Facebook Adds 25 More Underwriters

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: GLOBAL EQUITY / DRS By Gordon Platt Facebook prepares for its initial public offering that it hopes could raise $10 billion. Facebook added 25 new underwriters to its original group of six, as it ...

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Free Float Frees Up Sri Lankan Rupee

MILESTONES: SRI LANKA By Kim Iskyan After months of conjecture, Sri Lanka’s central bank announced on February 9 that it would no longer defend the rupee at a particular level—in effect, allowing it to float. The move spooked investors, ...

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FX: EU Debt Still Commands Center Stage

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: FOREIGN EXCHANGE By Gordon Platt The foreign exchange market continues to be rattled by Europe's debt crisis, analysts say the issue is far from settled. The foreign exchange market continues to be rattled by ...

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M&A: Africa Key Target For Mining M&A

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS By Gordon Platt More than 2,600 mergers and acquisitions worth $149 billion were announced in the global mining industry last year. They represented an increase of 33% from 2010, making 2011 the ...

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Middle East 2012: GCC Banking And Investment

ABUNDANT FLOWS By Gordon Platt The oil and gas sector is leading an investment explosion in the region, particularly in Saudi Arabia and Qatar. Photo Credit: PAUL COWAN / SHUTTERSTOCK.COM Led by Saudi Arabia and Qatar, the ...

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New Forms Of Collateral To Bolster European Repo Market

MILESTONES: EUROPE ByAnita Hawser With the European Central Bank temporarily suspending the use of Greek bonds as collateral in return...

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Salon: Dean Baker – Fostering Growth

FOSTERING GROWTH By Alberto Riva Global Finance sat down with economist Dean Baker, co-director and co-founder of the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington, DC, and author of several books, including The End of Loser Liberalism: Making ...

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SEPA: Impact Of Migration End-Dates

BINDING COMMITMENT By Anita Hawser The EC has finally announced a legally binding end-date for SEPA migration. Now companies and their banks must get serious about migrating. During a recent visit to her firm's Canary Wharf offices, ...

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Strong Growth, Strong Reform In Mongolia

MILESTONES: MONGOLIA By Thomas Clouse Mongolia’s economy grew at a record-setting pace in 2011, bringing optimism for improved living standards—and concerns about overheating. In February the World Bank cited 2011 GDP growth at 17.3%, up from 6.4% in 2010. ...

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World’s Safest Banks Midyear Update

SEA CHANGE By Andrew Cunningham Global Finance presents a half-year update to its annual ranking of The World’s Safest Banks. The safest banks in the world are still European banks, despite the crisis in the eurozone, but ...

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Bangladesh Angles For Foreign Investment

MILESTONES: BANGLADESH By Udayan Gupta Bangladesh is one of the more intriguing frontier market economies for foreign investors. In 2011 its GDP rose an estimated 6.3%. But a volatile political environment and an economy that is not immune to ...