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Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets : A Month Of Turmoil

CHINA China's president Hu Jintao aims to improve relations with Japan. Rescue workers on May 14 reached southwestern China’s Weixian county, the epicenter of an earthquake that shook cities across Asia and damaged 70% to 80% of ...

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Features : Annual Survey: Stars Of The New Russia

ANNUAL REPORT / STARS OF THE NEW RUSSIA Making the most of their newfound spending power, Russia’s consumers are boosting the fortunes of the country’s banks and corporations. With Russia’s economy fueled by petrodollars, Russian consumers are on ...

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Features: Awards: Islamic Financial Institutions

ANNUAL SURVEY / ISLAMIC FINANCE Global Finance selects the winners in a fast-growing area of finance that combines investing according to the tenets of Islamic law with modern financial products and systems. Islamic finance is a system of ethical ...

Country Report

Features: Troubled Giant

COUNTRY REPORT / NIGERIA Despite vast hydrocarbon reserves and a government committed to economic diversification, Nigeria still faces tremendous problems. A resurgence in its banking sector may help accelerate future progress. Oil is Nigeria’s lifeline, accounting for some 80% ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Milestones : Anxiety Grows Over Liquidity And Credit

GLOBAL Stressed out: Concern over financial risks has grown sharply. One of the most extensive surveys of global banks’ attitudes toward risk has found that liquidity and credit spreads continue to keep bankers awake at night. ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Corporate Finance : Worst May Be Over For The Dollar, But Analysts Say Rebound Unlikely Before Fed Stops Cutting Rates

FOREIGN EXCHANGE Following the dollar’s worst quarterly loss against the euro since 2004—a drop of 8.4% in the first three months of this year—currency analysts are watching for signs that the greenback could be ready to make a ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Cover Story: India Vs China

THE ELEPHANT AND THE DRAGON Often uneasy neighbors and fierce competitors, India and China are finding ways to cooperate as their influence on the global economy grows. India's prime minister Manmohan Singh and China's premier Wen Jiao ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets : Putin Prepares For Life After Presidency

RUSSIA Putin: He may find it hard to play second fiddle. With relations between Russia and the West at post-Cold War lows, US president George Bush met with Russian president Vladimir Putin in early April in Sochi, Russia, ...

News

Features : Funds Managers

FUNDS MANAGERS SPONSORED ROUNDTABLE Global Finance brings together a group of experts to discuss recent developments in the industry. Global Finance: SEPA credit transfers went live on January 28 of this year. What has been the experience of banks and ...

Country Report

Features : Sweet Spot For The Philippines

COUNTRY REPORT: THE PHILIPPINES The Philippines seems to be avoiding the worst of the global market slowdown, but there have been a few hiccups along the way. The financial Makati district in Manila is not feeling the pinch of ...

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Features : The Best Emerging Market Banks 2008

ANNUAL SURVEY / BEST EMERGING MARKET BANKS In our 15th annual survey of top banking performers in emerging markets, we name those banks that are consistently providing high levels of service in fast-evolving markets. Download PDF (2 MB) The ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Features : The Green Keeps Flowing To Green

SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS Financial turmoil and an economy on the brink of recession are testing US companies’ determination to reduce their environmental impact. Growing fears about a global economic slowdown and the credit crunch wreaked havoc on global financial ...