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Features : Country Report: Kazakhstan
Eastern promise Kazakhstans abundant natural resources and stable political environment have made it a favorite among international investors. With a...
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Features : Europe Banks On Brains Not Brawn
The European Union wants to create a region-wide knowledge-based economy. Realizing that vision is proving to be a major headache....
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Emerging Markets : Forex Reserves Reach Record Levels
China China surpassed Japan in February to become the worlds largest holder of foreign exchange reserves, partly as a result...
Banking
Features : The Best Emerging Market Banks 2006
In our 13th annual survey of top banking performers in emerging markets, we name those banks that are turning in...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Milestones : Foreign Acquisitions of us Companies Back in Vogue
Global Wright:Foreign buying is on the rise The urge by foreign-based companies to acquire US technology and management know-how is...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Corporate Finance : Mexican Airport Operator Raises $1 Billion In IPO
GLOBAL EQUITY/DRS Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico, or GAP, Mexicos largest airport operator, raised $1 billion in the countrys largest privatization...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Corporate Finance : Shift in Japan’s monetary policy threatens to reduce the appeal of lucrative yen “Carry trade”
Foreign exchange The logic couldnt be simpler. An investor borrows Japanese yen at a low interest rate and invests the...
News
Cover Story : Big, Beautiful Or Both?
Opportunities and pitfalls abound for the Western banks rushing to build a presence in the Chinese banking market. There is...
News
Editor’s Letter : Don’t look, Leap!
Readers might be left with the impression that Western banks are being a little hasty in their headlong rush to gain a slice of the Chinese banking market...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Emerging Markets : China proposes to close income gap
China Chinas premier, Wen Jiabao The annual meeting of the National Peoples Congress (NPC) convened on March 5 with rural...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Emerging Markets : Early warning on high-yield debt
News With the 1997 Asian financial crisis a receding memory, lower-rated companies in the region are successfully issuing growing amounts...
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Cover Story : The Price of Protection
Delves questions if big payouts are necessary. According to Delves, the reason most often given by corporate boards for approving...