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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Book Review: The Billionaire’s Apprentice Misses Its Aim As Indian-American Morality Play

In a recent interview at the Asia Society, Anita Raghavan, author of the recently published The Billionaire’s Apprentice: The Rise...

Banking

Waiting For Superman: Raghuram Rajan And The Overblown Expectations For Central Bankers

Ever since the financial crisis, when political stalemate enveloped the planet and the fate of the global economy seemed to...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Croatia Finally Joins The EU Fold

Croatia becomes 28th member of the EU In 2004, when nine former Communist countries joined the EU, there were widespread...

Banking

Will Corporate Cost Of Capital Really Rise With Higher Bank Capital Requirements?

As night follows day, bankers warn that the macroeconomic sky will fall as a result of new rules that would...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Back Page: Polls and Stats – The Impact Of Rising Prosperity On Economic Growth

The Impact Of Rising Prosperity On Economic Growth Growth in the world’s economy is moving large numbers of people out of poverty, and if the trend continues, the shift will be dramatic in many countries by the end of ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Country Report: Portugal

MODEL FOR GROWTH? By Vanessa Drucker The Troika’s “darling of reform” is in its third year of recession. Citizens—and policy-makers—want to see the promised economic rebound. Portugal and the European Union depend on one another. On the one ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Cover: Three Scenarios for Brazil

SUNSET, OR A NEW SUNRISE? By Michael Shari Brazil faces a monumental challenge in meeting the expectations of its citizens,...

Banking

Editor’s Letter: Tapering Expectations

The quantitative easing launched in recent years by the central banks of the United States, the eurozone and Japan is entering a new phase...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Milestones: Finns Take Action To Sustain Reputation For Innovation

MILESTONES: FINLAND By Paula L. Green Even though the financial fortunes of mobile-phone manufacturer Nokia continue to weaken, Finland is not letting go of its reputation for technological innovation. The Nordic country seems intent on sustaining the type ...

Banking

Milestones: New Frontiers In Financing For Bangladesh

MILESTONES: BANGLADESH By Udayan Gupta Even as Bangladesh tries to extricate itself from the Rana Plaza building collapse, the Dhaka disaster that killed more than 1,100 garment workers, one private equity fund is trying to infuse new capital into ...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Milestones: SIFI Designation For Non-Banks A Long Time In Coming

MILESTONES: US By Valentina Pasquali In June, US regulators took yet another step in the slow but steady implementation of the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, also known as Dodd-Frank. AIG to face ...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Newsmakers: Ambassador Leads Charm Offensive On Trade

NEWSMAKERS: ECUADOR By Gordon Platt Five days after Ecuador’s left-leaning president Rafael Correa was inaugurated for a third and final four-year term, the country’s ambassador to the US, Nathalie Cely, addressed a group of business leaders and investors at ...