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Newsmakers : Us Trade Supremo Says Export Gains Depend On Congress

UNITED STATES High hopes: Schwab looks to trade agreements to bolster US economy. Following the collapse of the Doha Round of world trade talks this summer, the United States is pinning its hopes on new bilateral trade agreements ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Milestones : Peru Makes The Grade

PERU Peru's president Alan Garcia: Fiscal policies led to upgrade. While analysts debated whether Brazil or Panama would win the race to become the next Latin American investment-grade-rated country, Peru beat both countries to the finish line. Citing ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Milestones : Panama Pushes For Investment Grade

Panama Digging in: Work is now under way on the $5.25 billion expansion of the Panama Canal. Although Brazil appears poised to become Latin America’s next investment-grade-rated sovereign, a tiny country may beat the giant to the punch. ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Features: Riding A Growth Wave

SECTOR REPORT / SHIPPING FINANCE Growth in world trade spurs demand for financing of ships and terminals. Sharp growth in the size of cargo ships has prompted expansion of the Panama canal. Sharp growth in the size of ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets : Panama And Its Airline Enjoy Boom

COMPANY TO WATCH: COPA HOLDINGS/PANAMA Panama, a natural transportation hub with its famous canal, has become an air-transport center for the Americas, thanks to its national flag carrier, Copa Airlines. The fast-growing airline with a young fleet ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Features : The Bank of New York

GLOBAL CUSTODY BUYERS GUIDE Global Finance presents its annual sponsored guide to the leading providers in the global custody market....

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Features : Citigroup And WFP Work Together To Combat Hunger

SPONSORED ROUNDTABLE Jim Morris of the WFP on arecent visit to Sudan GLOBAL FINANCE : Is the WFP Emergency Network...

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Milestones : Prepayment Clears Way For Canal Bonds

Panama Canal dreams: Panama is planning a $5 billion widening project Panama has prepaid more than $350 million of its...

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Features : Money Launderers Find Fewer Places to Hide

New regulations and unprecedented global cooperation have combined to put the squeeze on money launderers. In just a few short...

Award Winners

Award Winners : The World’s Best Banks 2005

The Worlds Best Banks GLOBAL Corporate Bank Citigroup Consumer Bank HSBC Private Bank UBS Asset Management State Street Global Advisors...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Corporate Finance : Mergers & Acquisitions

Latin American Companies Seeking US Takeovers Companies based in Latin America are seeking to acquire US companies in order to...

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Milestones : Southern Neighbors Offer us a Model for Social Security Reform

Latin America US President George W. Bush may have only recently shunted social security reform to the top of his...