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Emerging & Frontier Markets

Economic Focus: Brazil

PLAY ON By Antonio Guerrero Brazil is betting that its huge investment in infrastructure projects for the 2014 Soccer World Cup and the 2016 Olympics will provide long-term benefits to the country. Just six weeks after Rio ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Lower Volatility Spurs Carry Trade

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS - FOREIGN EXCHANGE By Gordon Platt The Federal Reserve is likely to keep US interest rates at record lows well into next year, enabling global investors to borrow dollars for a song and invest in ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Former Foes Tighten Ties

VIETNAM By Thomas Clouse Clinton: Comments on marine conflicts upset China Vietnam and the United States participated in joint military exercises last month for the first time since the war between the two countries ended 35 years ago. The ...

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World’s 50 SAFEST BANKS 2010

Global Finance names the World’s 50 Safest Banks 2010 NEW YORK, September 2, 2010 With bank stability still high on...

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World’s SAFEST BANKS IN ASIA 2010

Global Finance names the World’s Safest Banks 2010 in Asia NEW YORK, August 30, 2010 — Global Finance magazine (www.gfmag.com)...

Features

Fault Lines: How Hidden Fractures Still Threaten the World Economy

Amazon Editorial reviews Product Description Raghuram Rajan was one of the few economists who warned of the global financial crisis...

Features

The Holy Grail of Macroeconomics, Revised Edition: Lessons from Japans Great Recession

Amazon Editorial reviews Product Description The revised edition of this highly acclaimed work presents crucial lessons from Japan’s recession that...

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WORLD’S BEST INTERNET BANKS IN ASIA 2010

Global Finance names the World’s Best Internet Banks in Asia 2010 NEW YORK, July 26, 2010 Global Finance has announced...

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WORLD’S BEST SUB CUSTODIAN BANKS 2010

Global Finance names the World’s Best Sub-Custodian Banks 2010 NEW YORK, May 19, 2010 Global Finance magazine (www.gfmag.com) has released...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Lack Of Coordination Sets Stage For Regulatory Mayhem

NEWSMAKERS: GLOBAL By Anita Hawser Anderson: Inconsistent regulation raises risks It’s official. Political leaders across the G20 group of countries are ready to make the banks pay for the financial crisis. At the G20 summit in Toronto toward ...

News

Prime Minister Attempts To Break With Party’s Troubled Past

NEWSMAKERS: JAPAN By Thomas Clouse Naoto Kan: Redefining government's strategy Japan elected its fifth prime minister in four years in June, with the lower house of parliament selecting finance minister Naoto Kan to take over leadership of the ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Books Excerpt: Losing Control

BOOKS —LOSING CONTROL By Stephen D. King The world is witnessing a massive redistribution of wealth as the West learns it can no longer live beyond its means, says HSBC's group chief economist Stephen D. King, author of ...