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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

THE CLOCK IS TICKING FOR PETROBRAS

Management | Corporate Reporting For Petróleo Brasileiro, or Petrobras, as the giant Brazilian oil company is called, the time to present audited 2014 results, including the write-downs associated with the highly publicized historical corruption scandal, is running out.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

THE PROMISE OF INDIA | COUNTRY REPORT

Country Report | India Indian growth and development hold great promise. And policymakers look set to unlock that potential.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

TIBET’S ECONOMY BOOMS AS REST OF CHINA SLOWS | MILESTONES

Milestones | Tibet Amid a general slowdown in the Chinese economy, Tibet has emerged as the fastest-growing province in the country.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

WILL US EARNINGS GET LOST IN TRANSLATION?

Trends | US Dollar/Corporate Earnings As corporate guidance goes, it was not the most upbeat news ever.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Beijing & Washington Heat Up Over New Development Bank

It's not often that the UK finds itself in Washington's bad books—this is, after all, a country that supports the US in even its most ill-advised foreign adventures and is often described as America's closest ally.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

A TENSE NIGERIA PUSHES BACK PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

Milestones | Nigeria A week before it was to take place, Nigeria’s presidential election was postponed for fear it would spark violence. The election was originally scheduled for February 14 but has been pushed back six weeks to March 28. The outcome of this delay is unclear.

Banking

ANDREW SPINDLER: BANKERS WITHOUT BORDERS

Global Salon Global Finance sat down recently with Andrew Spindler, president and CEO of the Financial Services Volunteer Corps, which has spread the gospel of sound financial systems to the developing world for the better part of a quarter of a century.

Country Report

ANGOLA: SEEKING A NEW PATH

Country Report | Angola Up until 2013, Angola's GDP, buoyed by booming oil revenues, grew by an average rate of 10.7%, reaching an all-time high of 23.2% in 2007. Now, as economic growth slows and the country’s financial coffers move from surplus to deficit, Angola is rethinking its dependence on “black gold.”

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Economics, Policy & Regulation

THE CLOCK IS TICKING FOR PETROBRAS

THE PROMISE OF INDIA | COUNTRY REPORT

TIBET’S ECONOMY BOOMS AS REST OF CHINA SLOWS | MILESTONES

WILL US EARNINGS GET LOST IN TRANSLATION?

Beijing & Washington Heat Up Over New Development Bank

A TENSE NIGERIA PUSHES BACK PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

ANDREW SPINDLER: BANKERS WITHOUT BORDERS

ANGOLA: SEEKING A NEW PATH

BANGLADESH: SHADES OF GREY

BRAZIL: SMOOTH SAILING FOR PETROBRAS CEO?

CHINA: NEW LAW COULD UPSET COMPANY OWNERSHIP

DEBT: LEARNING TO LIVE WITH NEGATIVE INTEREST RATES