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Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets : Africa

Zimbabwe has abandoned its "worthless" currency in favor of other currencies such as the US dollar. After years of trying to defend its near-worthless currency, the Zimbabwean government has abandoned foreign exchange and price controls. Zimbabweans will now be allowed ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Features : An Uphill Battle

AFRICA Regional trading groups are struggling to boost intra-regional trade flows in sub-Saharan Africa. Illicit trade continues to flourish in Southern Africa, with smuggled goods totaling an estimated $50 billion a year. Fears of a global recession and a ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets : Infrastructure Fund In Controversy

AFRICA Unemployment and homelessness have risen sharply in Zimbabwe. Following the controversial reelection of president Robert Mugabe in June, Zimbabwe has fallen into even greater economic chaos. Officials said annual inflation leapt to 11.2 million percent in ...

News

Editor’s Letter : Return of the old world order

Barely more than a year ago, when the world was still awash with cheap money, it seemed as if globalization had hit a sweet spot...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets : Zimbabwe’s Zero-Sum Game

AFRICA All change: Zimbabwe's coins have value again. With hyperinflation eroding the nation’s economy, Zimbabwe’s government is taking desperate measures. It lopped off 10 zeros from the Zimbabwe dollar, as inflation is now running at 2.2 million percent ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Cover Story: The Found Continent

AFRICA Long ignored by mainstream investors and corporations, Africa has suddenly found itself in the spotlight. Its resilience in the recent credit crunch is just part of the reason. An oil worker stands on the deck of ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets : Growth Remains Strong But External Threats Increase

AFRICA Botswana's new president, Seretse Ian Khama. Economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa is set to continue strongly this year, according to the International Monetary Fund, which says the region is “better placed today to withstand a worsening of ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Zimbabwe

Emerging Markets : Africa

Features : An Uphill Battle

Emerging Markets : Infrastructure Fund In Controversy

Editor’s Letter : Return of the old world order

Emerging Markets : Zimbabwe’s Zero-Sum Game

Cover Story: The Found Continent

Emerging Markets : Growth Remains Strong But External Threats Increase

Features : Miners Going Major

Award Winners : The World’s Best Banks 2005

Features : Southern African Nations Strive to Defeat Poverty

Corporate Finance : Companies With ADRs Gain Research Following

Features : Best Sub-custodians In 2003