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Emerging & Frontier Markets

Features: Asia Goes Abroad

Regional Report / Asia Investment Investment into—and out of—Asia bucked the global trend over the past year as China and India continue to power the region’s economic progress. By Thomas Clouse The past year has been a ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

FX Supplement: Who’s Who In Foreign Exchange 2009

Who’s Who ILYA SOROKIN president and CEO ActForex Ilya Sorokin is president and CEO of ActForex, a New York-based provider of retail foreign exchange trading platforms. The firm’s Internet Currency Trading System (ICTS) has the ability to accommodate various ...

News

Newsmakers: Asia’s Economic Titans Promise Closer Ties

Asia By Thomas Clouse Lee Myung-bak, Wen Jiabao and Yukio Hatoyama in Beijing China, Japan and South Korea have pledged to work more closely with each other on issues ranging from economic development to environmental protection and nuclear ...

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BIGGEST EMERGING MARKET BANKS 2009

Global Finance Ranks the 200 Biggest Emerging Market Banks. NEW YORK, October 15, 2009 — As the world’s key emerging...

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WORLD’S BIGGEST BANKS 2009

Global Finance ranks the worlds 50 biggest banks, as measured by total assets. By Dan Keeler This past year has...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Corporate Finance Focus: M&A

By Gordon Platt Sovereign wealth funds could play a big supporting role as global mergers and acquisitions try to get back on track following a dramatic slowdown in M&A; activity during the credit crisis and global recession. While they ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Corporate Finance: Brazil, China Lead Global IPO Rebound

Global Equity/drs By Gordon Platt Brazil and China accounted for two-thirds of global capital raised through initial public offerings in the second quarter, with the United States and Europe lagging behind. The US market sprang to life in ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Corporate Finance: Sovereign Wealth Funds Prepare To Take More Active Role In M&A

By Gordon Platt Sovereign wealth funds could play a big supporting role as global mergers and acquisitions try to get back on track following a dramatic slowdown in M&A; activity during the credit crisis and global recession. While they ...

Banking

Cover Story: World’s Best Banks 2009

Global Finance unveils its annual list of the best global, regional and country banks. By Gordon Platt Much has changed in the banking world over the past year—although not as much as might have been expected at the ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets: Generic Drug Blockbusters Timed For Yearly Release

Company To Watch: Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories/india By GP Hyderabad-based Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, India’s second-biggest pharmaceutical company, is a major global supplier of generic drugs. It has developed a strategic plan to increase its market share in the United ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets: Trading In Depositary Receipts Sets Record

Dr News By GP A record of more than 72 billion American and global depositary receipts changed hands in the...

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Features : Central Banker Report Cards 2009

During one of the toughest years on record, the world’s central bankers were tested as never before. Contributors: Gordon Platt, Antonio Guerrero, Anita Hawser and Dan Keeler It is clear that 2009 is not a year on which ...