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Country Report

Features : Seeking An Energy Boost

COUNTRY REPORT / PORTUGAL Increased competition from new entrants to the European Union has dealt a severe blow to Portugal’s economy. Tourism and investment in renewable energy are helping it pick up the slack. Calm before the ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Corporate Finance : Dollar Bounces Back As Fed Hits Pause Button

<p>FOREIGN EXCHANGE The dollar rose to a two-month high against the euro last month after the Federal Reserve signaled a pause in its easing cycle, and European economic data came in weaker than expected. While the greenback is ...</p>

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets : Frontier Market Indexes Planned

DR NEWS New York-based MSCI Barra, which is majority-owned by Morgan Stanley, plans to introduce a family of benchmark indexes next month covering 19 “frontier market” countries. Institutional investors want to look beyond existing developed and emerging ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Cover Story : Living On The Edge

CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE The EU’s newest members struggle to balance growth with stability. Prague's stock exchange is one of many in the region that are attracting foreign investors. Despite recent political maneuverings by Russian president Vladimir Putin, ...

News

Cover Story : United Front

CENTRAL & EASTERN EUROPE Turbulent times:Demonstrators in Romania in 1989 seize control of a tank Central and Eastern Europe (CEE)...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Cover Story : Crisis? What crisis?

After a decade of tumultuous upheavals in the 1990s, the currency markets in the 21st century have been remarkably calm....

News

Features : Europe Banks On Brains Not Brawn

The European Union wants to create a region-wide knowledge-based economy. Realizing that vision is proving to be a major headache....

News

Cover Story : Fighting Spirit

Theyve been called the new European tigers, but many nations in central and eastern Europe have experienced troubled times recently....

Banking

Features : World’s Best Foreign Exchange Banks 2006

Deutsche Bank North America Citigroup Western Europe Deutsche Bank (Honorable Mention: UBS and HSBC) Asia-Pacific HSBC Southeast Asia DBS Central...

Award Winners

Award Winners : The World’s Best Internet Banks, 2005 Part 2

Regional Winners NORTH AMERICA Best Corporate/Institutional Internet Bank — Wells Fargo Best Consumer Internet Bank — Bank of America EUROPE...

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...

News

Features : Regional Report: Central and Eastern Europe

Entry Strategy Prospective future entrants to the EU have been watching with interest the progress of the 10 countries that...