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Emerging & Frontier Markets
Emerging Markets : Net Benfits
Brazil President Lula: Basking in Brazil's new net creditor status. After holding its ranking as the world’s largest emerging markets debtor for several decades, Brazil in January became a net foreign creditor for ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Focus: Nafta : Terms Of Trade
14 Years On With Nafta once again coming to the forefront of water-cooler discussions as a result of the political ping-pong between Democratic presidential hopefuls in the US, we look back at the development of the ground-breaking free trade agreement ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Focus: Nafta : Who’s Who In Nafta
Nafta Focus Global Finance names the most influential and important people in Nafta commerce and finance. Gastón Azcárraga Andrade President, Consejo Mexicano de Hombres de Negocios, and CEO, Grupo Posadas Mexico Gastón Azcárraga Andrade has been CEO of Grupo Posadas, ...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Milestones : Panama Pushes For Investment Grade
Panama Digging in: Work is now under way on the $5.25 billion expansion of the Panama Canal. Although Brazil appears poised to become Latin America’s next investment-grade-rated sovereign, a tiny country may beat the giant to the punch. ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Corporate Finance : Dollar’s fall since 2000 could be near an end
FOREIGN EXCHANGE Analysts are beginning to watch for signs of a solid bottom for the dollar, following its long-term decline since September 2000. The dollar’s multi-year decline is nearing an end, and the greenback already may have hit bottom against ...
Banking
Cover Story : Brazil Banking & Finance
BRAZIL BANKING & FINANCE Local banks’ stranglehold on the Brazilian market is coming under threat from acquisition-hungry international banks and investors. Brazilian central bank governor Henrique Meirelles's steady hand has helped instill growing confidence in prospects for the country's ...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Cover Story : Continental Shift
LATIN AMERICA REGIONAL REPORT Latin American governments’ attempts to gain more control over their countries’ economic fortunes are having far-reaching effects on international corporations doing business in the region. Left in charge: Brazilian president Lula da Silva ...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Cover Story : Mexico
MEXICO Mexico’s recent economic progress could be derailed by turmoil in the US economy and the outcome of the US presidential election. High aspirations: Mexico is hoping its economy can resist a US downturn. The last ...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Emerging Markets : High Metals Prices Boost Peru Miner
COMPANY TO WATCH: COMPANIA DE MINAS BUENAVENTURA/PERU Compañía de Minas Buenaventura, Peru’s largest publicly traded precious metals mining company, is basking in record high prices for much of its output. Buenaventura operates seven mines in Peru and holds controlling interests ...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Emerging Markets : Miner Eyes Record-Breaking Deal
BRAZIL Rock solid: Vale is thought to be ready to bid for Xstrata. Brazilian mining giant Vale (formerly CVRD) is in talks to acquire Swiss mining company Xstrata, reportedly for $90 billion. The deal would be the single ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Corporate Finance : Drs Moving From Strength To Strength
Global Equity/drs Records galore toppled in the depositary receipt market in 2007, and DR liquidity, prices and capital raising likely will continue to be strong in 2008, as growth continues in the big emerging market economies of Brazil, Russia, India ...