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Economics, Policy & Regulation

Features: Carbon trade up

MARKET REPORT CARBON TRADING Barack Obama’s support for carbon trading will help strengthen an already growing market. Schleimer: The Clean Air Act could be used to regulate greenhouse gases Bolstered by Europe’s legislative advances to tackle climate ...

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Features: World’s best trade finance banks 2009

ANNUAL SURVEY / BEST TRADE FINANCE BANKS Trade finance banks are enjoying rising demand for basic risk management services as world trade faces a difficult period. Global trade is expected to decline in 2009 for the first time since 1982, ...

News

Newsmakers : Economic Gloom Hits Business Confidence

UNITED STATES As the credit crisis deepens and government measures to kick-start bank lending fall short of the mark, the mood among company CEOs, particularly those with operations in Europe and Asia, is beginning to darken. These are the ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Corporate Finance : Shortage Of Dollars Supports Greenback

FOREIGN EXCHANGE A persistent shortage of dollars in global money markets is helping to bolster the greenback, even as US economic data portray an economy that is mired in recession, currency analysts say. The dollar continues to benefit ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Cover Story: The price for protection

THE NEW PROTECTIONISTS As countries seek to safeguard their economies from the effects of the global downturn, they risk being accused of protectionism. The fall-out could be ugly. When US president-elect Barack Obama sailed to victory in the November ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets : Business Confidence Crumbles Amid Economic Gloom

INDIA Building hope: One of the few brights spots in the Indian economy, real estate still attracts investors. Leading Indian manufacturers have dismissed the Indian government’s $4 billion stimulus package as insufficient. The Federation of Indian Chambers of ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Features : Eastern Promise

CHINA AND INDIA As the global economy continues to struggle, many are hoping China and India will save the world from a synchronized dive into recession. Growth industry: India's call center business is flourishing. As the United States ...

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Features : World’s Best Foreign Exchange Providers 2009

BEST FX PROVIDERS Global Finance selects the leaders in the world’s biggest financial market. The foreign exchange market has continued to thrive throughout the global financial crisis, providing some welcome profits for beleaguered financial institutions. Average daily turnover has ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

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Features: Carbon trade up

Features: World’s best trade finance banks 2009

Newsmakers : Economic Gloom Hits Business Confidence

Corporate Finance : Shortage Of Dollars Supports Greenback

Cover Story: The price for protection

Emerging Markets : Business Confidence Crumbles Amid Economic Gloom

Features : Eastern Promise

Features : World’s Best Foreign Exchange Providers 2009

Milestones : Ethanol Industry Faces Prospect Of Demand Slump

Corporate Finance : Dollar Shoots Higher Amid Financial Crisis

Cover Story : Capitalizing on the Crisis

Emerging Markets : Employment Market Shrugs Off Global Downturn