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BEST EMERGING MARKET BANKS 2008
REGIONAL WINNER Standard Bank COUNTRY WINNER Angola BES Angola Botswana Standard Chartered Bank Botswana Cote dIvoire Ecobank Ethiopia NIB International...
The Dominican Republic
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Emerging & Frontier Markets
Milestones : Four-Year Fight Ends In Cafta Ratification
COSTA RICA President Arias successfully concludes free trade agreement. Four years after it was first signed, Costa Rican lawmakers in November finally ratified Cafta, the free trade agreement between Central America, the Dominican Republic and the United States. ...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Emerging Markets : Colombian Cement Maker Starts Level I Adr Program
DR NEWS Cementos Argos, the fifth-largest cement producer in Latin America, began trading its shares in the US over-the-counter market in the form of American depositary receipts. The Medellín, Colombia-based company makes white and gray cement, as well ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Cover Story: Green Finance
GREEN FINANCE Despite the drumbeat of headlines about the troubled banking and finance industries, one area is coming up green. With global financial markets languishing in the doldrums, “green financing” is emerging as a key lever ...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Milestones : Colombia Gains Ground In Andean Standoff
Colombia/ecuador/venezuela Uribe: Used the standoff to push US-Colombia trade deal After Venezuela and Ecuador sent troops to their borders with Colombia, in response to Colombia’s attack on FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) rebels within Ecuadorian territory on ...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Cover Story : A Changing Agenda
Latin America There is no longer any doubt that Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez’s “Bolivarian Revolution” is having a significant economic and political impact on Latin America. The question now is, Will it last? It’s 11 o’clock in the ...
Banking
Features : Best Banks In Project Finance 2006
Annual survey/ worlds best project finance banks Global Finance selects the winners from among the leading banks that create and...
News
Milestones : Strong Growth Triggers Ratings Upgrades
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC The Dominican Republics beaches are helping to drive tourism growth Strong economic growth and responsible fiscal policies have...
News
Milestones : The Chinese Battle for Latin America
China/Taiwan/Latin America The Peoples Republic of China (PRC) and Taiwan are locked in head-to-head combat for Latin American allegiance. Beijing...
News
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...
News
Features : Regional Winner: BSCH
LATIN AMERICA Spains largest bank has invested some $17 billion in recent years to build a virtual Latin American banking...
Banking
Cover Story : The Best Companies In Latin America
ANNUAL SURVEY AIRLINES LanChile Executive Vice President and CEO: Enrique Cueto Plaza LanChile’s operational efficiency, passenger loyalty and steady revenue growth in both its cargo and its passenger business segments ...