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Cover Story : Recession Proof

MIDDLE EAST REGIONAL REPORT RECESSION PROOF Saudi Arabia epitomizes the trend toward big spending on infrastructure by oil-rich nations that is keeping their economies afloat. By Gordon Platt The Middle East is not immune to the effects of the global ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets : Byblos Bank Lists In London; First Lebanese Firm In 12 Years

DR NEWS Byblos Bank, one of the leading banks in Lebanon, listed its global depositary receipts on the London Stock Exchange, which now trades 37 companies based in the Middle East. Byblos Bank, which has expanded rapidly into international markets ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets : Rush To Modernize Is Matched By The Race To Invest

CHINA Competition between Beijing and Shanghai to become China’s financial center intensified as Beijing officials launched a road show to lure European financial institutions to the capital. Although Shanghai is home to one of China’s two stock exchanges, ...

News

Features : Seeking An Energy Boost

SEEKING AN ENERGY BOOST COUNTRY REPORT / PORTUGAL Increased competition from new entrants to the European Union has dealt a severe blow to Portugal’s economy. Tourism and investment in renewable energy are helping it pick up the slack. ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

BEST FOREIGN EXCHANGE BANKS – 2009

NEW YORK, November 18, 2008 Global Finance magazine has named the Best Foreign Exchange Banks and Providers by country, region...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

BEST TRADE FINANCE PROVIDERS – 2009

Americas Citi Europe BNP Paribas Central and Eastern Europe UniCredit Middle East Arab Bank Nordic SEB Asia Standard Chartered Africa...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Corporate Finance : Corporate Debt

ICE BEGINS CLEARING CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS AS COUNTERPARTY RISK HITS RECORD HIGH The first central counterparty clearinghouse for credit default swaps (CDS) began operating on March 9, the same day that perceptions of default risk among the largest derivatives market ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Corporate Finance : Dollar Remains Strong Amid Global Turmoil

Foreign Exchange Weak economic data from the eurozone, heralding further interest rate reductions in Europe, are helping to keep the dollar strong. Meanwhile, Japan’s worsening trade statistics are raising warning signals about the high-flying yen, analysts say. ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

France

Cover Story : Recession Proof

Emerging Markets : Byblos Bank Lists In London; First Lebanese Firm In 12 Years

Emerging Markets : Rush To Modernize Is Matched By The Race To Invest

Features : Seeking An Energy Boost

BEST FOREIGN EXCHANGE BANKS – 2009

BEST TRADE FINANCE PROVIDERS – 2009

Corporate Finance : Corporate Debt

Corporate Finance : Dollar Remains Strong Amid Global Turmoil

Emerging Markets Investor: Dr News

BEST DEVELOPED MARKET BANKS – 2008

BEST DEVELOPED MARKET BANKS 2009

BEST FOREIGN EXCHANGE BANKS – 2008