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Milestones : London Takes The Lead For Commerce

Global London: The "epicenter of world commerce" London is perhaps best known for major tourist attractions such as Buckingham Palace, Tower Bridge and Madame Tussaud’s, but now it has a new moniker as the epicenter of commerce globally, ...

Banking

Regional Report GCC : Economic Boom Won’t Quit

<p>Regional Report / Gcc High oil prices keep the ball rolling, as the Gulf region’s economic growth momentum carries it through a rough patch in the stock markets. Kingdom Tower Riyadh: As capital spending rises, ...</p>

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets : Market Resumes Frenzied Growth

CHINA Eureka: New oil and gas deposits in China China’s stock market is again breaking records, with the Shanghai Composite Index surging past the 4,000-point milestone for the first time on May 9. Stock fluctuations early this year ...

Award Winners

Features : Best Investment Banks 2007

ANNUAL SURVEY / INVESTMENT BANKS The continuing frenzy of global M&A; and debt and equity issuance shows no sign of abating—and investment banks are reaping the benefits. Records fell across the board in 2006 for worldwide debt ...

Banking

Features : On A Roll

20TH ANNIVERSARY SPOTLIGHT / INVESTMENT BANKING Investment bankers are riding a wave of profits in an expanding universe for their services. Ivanov: There is no limit to growth Year after year the world’s investment banks have been turning ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets : Singapore Exchange Racks Up Global Listings

DR NEWS Uttam Galva Steels, based in Khopoli in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, has become the first Indian...

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Features : Money Games

TRENDS / VIRTUAL CURRENCIES As virtual communities come of age, the corporate world is just beginning to grasp the potential...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets : New Adr Trading Venue Means Less Onerous Reporting Requirements

DR NEWS Pink Sheets, a company that provides services for the US over-the-counter securities markets, introduced an alternative trading system...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets : Investors Guzzle Juice Maker’s Ipo

COMPANY TO WATCH: CHINA HUIYUAN JUICE/CHINA China Huiyuan Juice, based in Beijing, raised more than $300 million in an initial...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Features : Walking A Tightrope

COUNTRY REPORT / THE PHILIPPINES Shrugging off political uncertainty and a rising currency, the Philippine economy is enjoying steady growth....

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets : Bid Fever Takes Hold

India Bidding war over Indias wireless communications Reliance Communications (RCL), Indias second-largest wireless telecom company, and Vodafone, the worlds largest...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets : Central Bank Hints At Rate Policy Shift

China Chinas central bank governor Zhou: Trade surplus will be lowered Chinas central bank is considering further options for lowering...