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
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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.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Georgia: Young Guns Now Riding Herd
Over the past year, Georgia has undergone a major political face-lift. Since the Georgian Dream coalition, led by billionaire businessman Bidzina Ivanishvili, won parliamentary elections in October 2012, a cadre of relatively young and inexperienced politicians has risen to the government’s top posts.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Global Salon: John Alan James
Global Finance sat down with John Alan James, executive director, Pace University Center for Global Governance, Reporting & Regulation. James’s distinguished career in management consulting, governance and academia spans 25 years in Europe and more than 20 years in Asia.