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Emerging & Frontier Markets

Company To Watch: Zambeef Products / Zambia

EXPANDING PRODUCT LINES AT ZAMBEEF By Gordon Platt Zambeef Products of Zambia is one of the largest agribusinesses in Africa, with more than 4,000 employees. In June 2011, it became the first Zambian company to list on the London ...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

The 10%+ Club

COVER STORY: THE 10% + CLUB By Laurence Neville Predicting what countries will be the next growth outperformers is tricky at best. Those firms that back the winners will undoubtedly profit, and the countries that make the ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Regional Report: Africa

CLOUDY HORIZONS By Antonio Guerrero While South Africa is attempting to get out from under its recession, countries in sub-Saharan Africa are dealing with the impact of volatile global oil markets and decreased investment from their neighbor to ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Wealth And Democracy Go Hand In Hand

MILESTONES / GLOBAL by Laurence Neville Renaissance’s Robertson: “China in risky period” China will become a democracy by 2017, while Russia is highly likely to become a strong democracy within the next few years, according to a remarkable ...

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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 ...

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Best Investment Banks 2011: Sector Winners

Sector Winners Consumer Credit Suisse Credit Suisse advised on Coca-Cola’s $12.3 billion purchase of the North American operations of bottler Coca-Cola Enterprises. Credit Suisse also managed the $700 million initial public offering of Indfood CBP. Financial Institutions Bank of America ...

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WORLD’S BEST EMERGING MARKET BANKS 2011 IN AFRICA

Global Finance names the 2011 World’s Best Emerging Market Banks in Africa NEW YORK, March 24, 2011 Global Finance magazine...

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Best Trade Finance Banks 2011

TRADE FORECAST: CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF PROTECTIONISM By Gordon Platt Bankers are optimistic that financing will be available to support projected growth in world trade, but regulatory change and currency wars have them on edge. Trade ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets Roundup: Africa

ROUNDUP By Antonio Guerrero Ghana’s mining sector gets a funding boost from China Ghana has become the leading recipient in sub-Saharan Africa of Chinese infrastructure financing, giving China unrivaled access to the country's commodities sector. Ghana signed a ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets: Africa

ROUNDUP By Antonio Guerrero Uneasy balance: Mugabe (right) and Tsvangirai still have issues with power sharing South Africa's state-owned development lender Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) plans to issue bonds and sell an estimated $3.6 billion worth of its ...

Banking

New Partnerships

EM REGIONAL BANKING FOCUS: AFRICA By Nick Kochan Africa's banks are looking to forge new links as they seek to expand across the continent. The African banking industry has emerged from the global financial crisis largely intact ...

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WORLD’S BEST INTERNET BANKS IN MIDDLE EAST/AFRICA 2010

Global Finance names the World’s Best Internet Banks in Middle East/Africa 2010 NEW YORK, July 26, 2010 Global Finance has...