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O’Leary Lights Up Paris Air Show With China Agreement
NEWSMAKERS: IRELAND by Gordon Platt Full throttle: Ryanair powers up its fleet with giant order Michael O’Leary, chief executive of Ryanair, Europe’s largest low-cost airline, stole the limelight at the Paris Air Show in June by signing an ...
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Asian Infrastructure Finance Gets International Boost
MILESTONES: ASIA by Denise Bedell Charged up: Investment should enhance power grid Vietnam’s National Power Transmission Corporation (NPT) has launched a $200 million, 13-year infrastructure finance facility that demonstrates the growing enthusiasm among international investors for financing Asian ...
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Awards: Best In Supply Chain Finance
ANNUAL SURVEY: SUPPORTING ROLE By Anita Hawser Banks and nonbanks are driving steady growth in both the volume and the sophistication of supply chain finance. The global financial crisis provided a “light bulb” moment for many buyers ...
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Awards: The World’s Best Subcustodians
ANNUAL SURVEY: MEETING NEW DEMANDS By Gordon Platt Subcustodians focus on real-time data and safety of client assets. The world’s leading subcustodians are investing in new systems to meet an increasing desire from global custodians for real-time ...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Brazil: Admin Supports Corporate Growth
EMERGING MARKETS ROUNDUP: BRAZIL by Antonio Guerrero Brazilian companies take flight Board members at Petrobras, the Brazilian state oil company, are calling on the company to tame costs linked to its $224 billion 2011-2015 spending plan. The investment ...
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China: Floods Drive Prices Higher
EMERGING MARKETS ROUNDUP: CHINA by Thomas Clouse Floods devastate crops Inflation in China accelerated in May to its most rapid rate in 34 months. According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the consumer price index rose 5.5% ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Dim Sum Best Served At Low Rates
COVER STORY — RENMINBI RISING By Michael Shari Multinationals are positioning themselves to capture lucrative gains from the internationalization of China’s currency. When McDonald’s became the first non-Chinese corporation that was allowed to issue a bond denominated ...
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DRs: Disclosures Hurt Chinese Firms
CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS — GLOBAL EQUITY/DRS by Gordon Platt The froth in the market for initial public offerings of China-based companies listing on major stock markets around the world has been blown away by renewed concern about accounting ...
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GCC: High Oil Prices Support Government Spending Rise
GCC REGIONAL REPORT: OIL MARKETS By Gordon Platt Global politics, supply dynamics and the fiscal needs of the GCC’s governments are combining to cloud the prospects for oil prices . Oil prices have been volatile in recent ...
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M&A: Cash-Rich Firms Drive M&A
CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS / MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS Corporate Finance Focus by Gordon Platt Corporations worldwide are using their cash stockpiles to make acquisitions and are driving M&A; activity to a higher level that confirms the bullish trend ...
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Russia: Tensions Between Leadership Duo
EMERGING MARKETS ROUNDUP: RUSSIA by Kim Iskyan Medvedev and Putin go head to head During his June 17 speech at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Russia’s version of Davos, president Dmitry Medvedev highlighted his reformist stance ...