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The Stars Of China: Companies

By Thomas Clouse COMPANIES AUTOMOBILES Chery International After years of torrid growth, China’s automobile market slowed significantly this year, with light vehicle sales up only 5% year-on-year in the first eight months, according to figures from J.D. Power. Chery International, ...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Who Will Save The Global Economy?

COVER STORY: STAYING AFLOAT By Laurence Neville With emerging markets economies just holding their own in the face of the crises in the developed world, they are unlikely to be able to pull the world out of the ...

Banking

Buffett’s Vote Of Confidence In Bank of America

NEWSMAKERS: UNITED STATES By Gordon Platt Billionaire investor Warren Buffett was soaking in the tub when he came up with the idea of investing $5 billion in Bank of America. Buffett banks on domestic investments The Berkshire Hathaway ...

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Central Banker Report Cards 2011: Asia

ASIA Australia Glenn Stevens Grade: A Glenn Stevens, governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia, has a steady hand and clear policy views when it comes to making monetary decisions at the RBA. At its meeting in August, the ...

Country Report

Country Report: Taiwan

THE TIES THAT BIND By Gordon Platt Taiwan is expanding its ties to mainland China, boosting its own economic prowess. Taiwan’s economic ties to China are likely to continue to expand and deepen, no matter the outcome ...

News

Denmark Extends Claim In Arctic Seabed

MILESTONES: ARCTIC By Paula L. Green The Danish government is embarking on a precarious high-wire act as it presents an Arctic seabed claim to the UN Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf. Danish Arctic claims clash with ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

DR News: Taiwan’s China Steel GDR Raises $751 Million

EMERGING MARKETS INVESTOR: DR NEWS By Gordon Platt China Steel, Taiwan’s biggest steelmaker, raised $751 million in a follow-on offering of global depositary receipts (GDRs). The issue was the largest equity offering by a Taiwanese company in ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

DRs: Market Volatility Hinders IPOs

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: GLOBAL EQUITY/DRS By Gordon Platt The recent volatility in global equity markets and the heightened uncertainty around the global economic outlook forced a virtual shutdown of the market for initial public offerings in early August, just ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets Roundup: Africa

PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS TO FINANCE INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES By Antonio Guerrero Tanzania plans to invest $742 million by the end of 2012 to tackle its crippling energy deficit. African energy projects to get PPP boost Under an emergency power rescue ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets Roundup: China

RISING RATES ARE ENCOURAGING LENDING By Thomas Clouse Strong demand for loans and higher interest rates boosted profits at several Chinese banks to record levels. Record-high net profits at China Construction Bank Strong demand for loans and higher ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets Roundup: India

FOREIGN INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR FLOWS START TO DECLINE By Aaron Chaze Inflation fears, monetary tightening and slowing corporate growth may reduce foreign institutional investor interest. Reserve Bank of India cites strong outward investment by Indian firms Worries over inflation, ...

Banking

Lagarde Prepares To Put Her Stamp On The IMF

NEWSMAKERS: GLOBAL By Michael Shari Not since the reconstruction of Western Europe in the aftermath of World War II has an incoming managing director of the International Monetary Fund come under such tremendous pressure to prove that it ...