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Features : Annual Survey: Stars Of The New Russia

ANNUAL REPORT / STARS OF THE NEW RUSSIA Making the most of their newfound spending power, Russia’s consumers are boosting the fortunes of the country’s banks and corporations. With Russia’s economy fueled by petrodollars, Russian consumers are on ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Corporate Finance : Worst May Be Over For The Dollar, But Analysts Say Rebound Unlikely Before Fed Stops Cutting Rates

FOREIGN EXCHANGE Following the dollar’s worst quarterly loss against the euro since 2004—a drop of 8.4% in the first three months of this year—currency analysts are watching for signs that the greenback could be ready to make a ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets : Economy Set To Pass Germany’s

CHINA Pro-Tibetan protests have dogged the run-up to the Beijing Olympics. China upwardly revised its 2006 and 2007 gross domestic product (GDP) growth numbers, pushing the country closer to surpassing Germany to become the world’s third-largest economy. According ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Corporate Finance : Big Chinese Ipos Keep Coming Despite Downturn In Stock Market, Putting Shanghai Exchange In Lead

Global Equity/drs The Shanghai Stock Exchange raised more funds in initial public offerings last year than any exchange worldwide, and it is taking aim at another record in 2008, despite a 30% pullback in the Shanghai composite index ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Editor’s Letter: Welcome to globalization 2.0

Readers might find flipping through this months issue makes their heads spin...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets : Putin Engineers Smooth Transition Following Election

Russia Russia's president-elect Dmitry Medvedev with his mentor, Vladimir Putin. As expected, Dmitry Medvedev won the Russian presidential elections on March 2, with 70% of the vote. Medvedev was a shoo-in by dint of enjoying the explicit support ...

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Newsmakers : Ackermann Proposes Global Overseer

Germany Ackermann: Global watchdog could prevent market bubbles Deutsche Bank CEO Josef Ackermann suggests that creating a global financial sector watchdog could prevent an encore of the global market storm unleashed by the US subprime crisis. ...

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Newsmakers : Airline Aims To Make Friends In High Places

Germany Hunt: Legacy airlines lock in customers with "bribery" In a move that is clearly aimed at drumming up corporate business, upstart UK-based business-class-only airline Silverjet has rolled out an innovative loyalty program that takes the benefits ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets : Roaring Economy Boosts State-Owned Companies’ Profits

CHINA Riding high: China's economic growth continues to break records. China’s economy grew 11.4% in 2007, its fastest rate in 13 years. Fourth-quarter GDP growth fell to 11.2% year-on-year, however, as government tightening measures and weakening global demand ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

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Features : Annual Survey: Stars Of The New Russia

Corporate Finance : Worst May Be Over For The Dollar, But Analysts Say Rebound Unlikely Before Fed Stops Cutting Rates

Emerging Markets : Economy Set To Pass Germany’s

Corporate Finance : Big Chinese Ipos Keep Coming Despite Downturn In Stock Market, Putting Shanghai Exchange In Lead

Editor’s Letter: Welcome to globalization 2.0

Emerging Markets : Putin Engineers Smooth Transition Following Election

Newsmakers : Ackermann Proposes Global Overseer

Newsmakers : Airline Aims To Make Friends In High Places

Emerging Markets : Roaring Economy Boosts State-Owned Companies’ Profits

Features: Riding A Growth Wave

Emerging Markets : Indias Little Car Has Big Ambitions

Cover Story: Asia’s big year