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Economics, Policy & Regulation

The Return Of Ratings Shopping?

MILESTONES By Luca Ventura The announcement came early in November. Expressing the intention to break the monopoly of the Big Three in the financial ratings industry, credit ratings organizations from five countries proclaimed the launch of ARC Ratings, ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Ukraines Yanukovych Makes a Deal With the Devil He Knows

Yanukovych: Taking the soft option ( Roland Goodman ) The Ukraine in December secured a $15 billion bailout from Russia,...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Ryanairs OLeary vs. EasyJets McCall: No contest

Ryanair: Attitude Adjustment When EasyJet in November reported a pre-tax profit of 478 million (US$785 million) for fiscal 2013a 51%...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Why IBM Finds Itself in an Indian Bleak House

IBM in India: Kind of Blue (Bangalore photo: Vinoo202) IBM’s ongoing tussle with Indian authorities shows once again how complicated...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

WTO ‘Historic’ Trade Agreement: Is This Anything?

Azevdo: Organization man Remember the days when accession to the World Trade Organization was seen as an admittance ticket into...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Argentina: Location, Location, Location

Mapping out the history of Argentina (foto: Robles Pepe) Think you know what turned Argentina from an early 20 th...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Eike Batista: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?

Batista: An SOS at OSX (Photo:Juliana Coutinho) When they fall, they fall hard. The past few months have brought only...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

An Odd Twist In The Geopolitics Of Gas

Global energy markets are attending closely to recent natural gas discoveries in the eastern Mediterranean and their implications for the availability and pricing of energy resources.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Apple Turns To Celebrity CEO

When Apple announced back in October that it had hired Burberry CEO Angela Ahrendts to lead its retail operations, the initial shock among analysts and investors wore off quickly. Though it was a surprise move, it made perfect sense.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Editor’s Letter: The New Geography

There is a new definition of the emerging markets and their characteristics that confutes many old and accepted axioms; for example, the idea that the cost of labor is cheaper in developing countries, or that governance is more advanced and regulations are more enforced in developed countries.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Europe: Dark Clouds Down South

While Central Europe appears to be recovering from the effects of the global economic downturn, Southeastern Europe is in for a rougher ride.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Frontier Markets: Gold Rush In Myanmar?

Myanmar may be the last frontier market in Asia, with plenty of natural resources and a government targeting growth of over 7.5% for the next five years. Still, while investors remain cautiously optimistic,the economic transition will need to be delicately handled.