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Country Report

Country Report: Angola

ANGOLA: ON THE ROAD TO RECOVERY By Dan Keeler Ravaged by a 27-year civil war and buffeted by the recent global financial crisis, Angola has suffered more than its fair share of challenges. Undaunted, its leaders are striving ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Russia: Playing Catch-Up To Fellow BRICs

MILESTONES: RUSSIA By Laurence Neville Russia spent much of 2010 in the doldrums. Russia: Poised for significant growth While its fellow BRICs—Brazil, India and China—stormed ahead, Russia lagged behind. The causes of its lethargy were varied, but ...

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WORLD’S BEST TRADE FINANCE BANKS 2011

Global Finance names the World’s Best Trade Finance Banks 2011 NEW YORK, December 17, 2010 Global Finance magazine (GFmag.com) has...

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200 BIGGEST EMERGING MARKET BANKS 2010

Global Finance ranks the 200 Biggest Emerging Market Banks NEW YORK, December 6, 2010 As the world’s key emerging markets...

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BIGGEST BANKS IN AFRICA 2010

Global Finance ranks the 10 Biggest Banks in Africa NEW YORK, December 6, 2010 As the world’s key emerging markets...

Features

Call for entries: World’s Best Investment Bank Awards 2011

World’s Best Investment Bank Awards 2011 In April 2011, Global Finance will publish its selections for World’s Best Investment Banks....

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets Focus: Africa

COVER STORY: SEA CHANGE By Jonathan Gregson Africa's economic prospects have never been better. Fifty years after British prime minister Harold Macmillan spoke of a wind of change sweeping across the African continent, the sort of development ...

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WORLD’S BEST FOREIGN EXCHANGE PROVIDERS 2011

NEW YORK, November 22, 2010 Global Finance magazine has named the “Best Foreign Exchange Banks and Providers” by country, region...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Africa’s Lion Awakens

COVER STORY: KENYA – REBIRTH OF A NATION By Dan Keeler With a new constitution, bold economic targets and an ambitious social development strategy, Kenya is determined to become the new star of Africa. All the signs so ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

FX: Who’s who

WHO'S WHO By Gordon Platt Key players in foreign exchange. Jamie Thorsen Executive managing director BMO Capital Markets Jamie Thorsen heads global foreign exchange operations in Canada, the US and Europe for BMO Capital Markets and oversees ...

Banking

South Africa: HSBC Climbdown Opens Way For Standard Chartered

NEWSMAKERS: SOUTH AFRICA By Nick Kochan Johannesburg: Setback after HSBC pull-out HSBC's decision to walk away from its proposed $8 billion acquisition of a controlling stake in South African bank Nedbank is little short of dramatic. Having announced ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets: Africa

ROUNDUP By Antonio Guerrero Uneasy balance: Mugabe (right) and Tsvangirai still have issues with power sharing South Africa's state-owned development lender Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) plans to issue bonds and sell an estimated $3.6 billion worth of its ...