Editor's Letter
Commodities And Inflation
Commodity prices seem to increasingly influence the world economy—both on the producer and consumer side—and the financial markets...
China
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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Debt: High-Yield Market Calm Amid Storm
CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: CORPORATE DEBT By Gordon Platt High-yield bonds remained remarkably stable during the sell-off in global equity markets and the increase in global market volatility last month, but future gains in the prices of these below-investment-grade ...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
DR News: Networking Craze Pays Off For China’s Facebook Clone
EMERGING MARKETS INVESTOR: DR NEWS By Gordon Platt China-based Renren, a copycat of Facebook, became the first social networking site anywhere to be listed on an exchange, with a solid debut on the New York Stock Exchange last ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
DRs: Sovereign Funds Boost Glencore
CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: GLOBAL EQUITY/DRS By Gordon Platt Switzerland-based Glencore International, a commodities trading and mining company, could have timed its initial public offering better. Amid the steepest decline in commodity markets in years, Glencore was looking ...
Country Report
Early Days
COUNTRY REPORT: EGYPT By Justin Keay Egypt is still in the very early stages of transition, but if it can establish political stability, its economy should grow strongly over the coming years. If confidence really is the ...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Emerging Markets Roundup: China
TRADE SURPLUS GROWS SHARPLY By Thomas Clouse China’s trade surplus jumped to $11.4 billion in April, after the country posted its first quarterly deficit in seven years in the first three months of the year. China moves ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
FX: Big Overseas Investments For China
CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: FOREIGN EXCHANGE By Gordon Platt China is planning major investments in foreign companies, including those in the US, in order to help turn its mountain of paper dollars and other currencies into hard assets and ...
Award Winners
Islamic Bank Awards 2011: Overall Awards
Overall Awards Best Sukuk Bank CIMB Islamic Malaysia-based CIMB Islamic has been the top sukuk underwriter for each of the past four years. In 2010 it boosted its leading global market share to 23%, largely on the strength of Malaysian ...
Award Winners
WORLD’S BEST SUB-CUSTODIAN BANKS 2011
Global Finance names the World’s Best Sub-Custodian Banks 2011 NEW YORK, May 16, 2011 Global Finance magazine has released its...
Award Winners
World’s Best Banks: Africa Country Winners
Africa Fast-Growing Continent Offers Huge Potential And Significant Risks Africa is rich in natural resources, including oil and gas and minerals, which are in growing demand as the global economy expands. The continent seems likely to outperform the developed ...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Company To Watch: Iron-Ore Miner Profits From Rising Steel Demand
COMPANY TO WATCH: VALE/BRAZIL By Gordon Platt Rio de Janeiro–based mining company Vale, the world’s largest producer of iron ore, is profiting from growing demand for steel as the global economy recovers.The company’s earnings rose 222% last year ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
DRs: China, Russia Lead Capital Raising
CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: GLOBAL EQUITY/DRS By Gordon Platt China And Russia To Lead Capital Raising Using Depositary Receipts Companies based in Russia and China are extremely interested in listing overseas and probably will be the biggest issuers ...