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Economics, Policy & Regulation

Features : Breaking Up Or Breaking Down?

THE DECOUPLING DEBATE Proponents of the theory that emerging markets are decoupling from the West’s economies have had a tough year. Their vision may yet be coming true, though.   If the United States sneezes, the rest of the world ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets : FTSE Indexes Add Frontier Markets

NEWS     FTSE Group has extended its Global Equity Index Series to include 23 frontier markets, including such countries as Bangladesh, Botswana, Tunisia and Vietnam. “Frontier equity markets today represent more than $1 trillion in capitalization and are becoming ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets : UAE Interior Contractor Selects Deutsche Bank

DR NEWS   Depa, a Dubai-based provider of interior contracting services, selected Deutsche Bank as depositary institution for its global depositary receipt program. The company raised $432 million in the form of shares and GDRs, including the granting of an ...

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 ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Corporate Finance : Drs Moving From Strength To Strength

Global Equity/drs Records galore toppled in the depositary receipt market in 2007, and DR liquidity, prices and capital raising likely will continue to be strong in 2008, as growth continues in the big emerging market economies of Brazil, Russia, India ...

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 ...

Country Report

Features : Growth Pains

COUNTRY REPORT / CHINA     China’s continuing economic expansion may be a bumpy ride, but the country’s prospects still look remarkably good.   Reach for the skies: China’s newfound wealth is reflected in its grand plans for Shanghai and ...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Cover Story : Trying Times

THE WORLD BANK The World Bank’s struggle to redefine its role in a globalized economy has raised a fundamental question: Do we really need a World Bank?     No sooner had the dust settled after the controversial departure of ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Features : Steady Progress

COUNTRY REPORT / INDONESIA Indonesia is slowly moving toward a wide range of structural reforms critical to soothing the anxieties...
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