Economics, Policy & Regulation
Shrinking Lifeline For Trinidad and Tobago
The republic of Trinidad and Tobago girds for austerity as oil brings in less foreign exchange.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
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Economics, Policy & Regulation
Steady Interest Rates Help Brazil’s New Finance Minister
<strong>Brazil: </strong>The Banco Central do Brasil gave new Finance minister Nelson Barbosa a bit of help on January 20, when it decided to hold the short-term interest rate, the Selic, to 14.25%.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Taiwan’s New President To Focus On Growth, Not China
Tsai Ing-wen, leader of what was—until a couple of weeks ago—Taiwan’s opposition party, will become the island’s first female president this spring following a January 16 election in which she and her Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) won control of both the presidency and the legislature from the incumbent Kuomintang (KMT) party.
Award Winners
Reshaping The FX Landscape
The $5 trillion-a-day foreign exchange market is changing rapidly, as electronic execution platforms control the bulk of trading and bank dealers streamline operations in response to growing pressure from regulators to cut trading risks and boost capital.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
BTG Looks To Restore Credibility By Selling Off Assets
Corporate Governance | Management
Selling the assets could improve BTG’s net worth by 20 billion reais ($5 billion).
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Bulgaria Attractive Despite Corruption
Bulgaria’s multilingual workforce attracts foreign investors, but corruption is a problem.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Burkina Faso’s New President Has An Edge
Burkina Faso
There’s been big change in the small country of Burkina Faso. On November 29, the West African nation of 17 million held its first free elections in almost three decades.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Editor’s Letter: Two Baskets, One Currency
Our cover story this month focuses on a little-known fact: Global trade growth has slowed in recent years, and intraregional trade, especially in Asia, is becoming more prominent.
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Eyes On New Legislature For Venezuela
The opposition party in Venezuela won the majority of seats in the National Assembly (Venezuela’s parliament) in national elections early in December.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Global Companies React To Security Threats
Security Risks | Management
Recent terrorist events around the world, from California to Paris, have forced multinational companies to think more seriously about security and nonmarket risks, and the impact of threats on their operations and business continuity.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Has Globalization Gone Into Reverse?
World trade growth is slowing. Its future may depend on internal trade within a handful of discrete, powerful regions—especially Asia.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Investors Eye Irans Economic Comeback
The prospect of the lifting of economic sanctions against Iran has investors excited about the return of this market to the global economic community. But the message is: Proceed with caution.