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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

PUTTING THE BREAKS ON GLOBAL TRADE

DEAR READER Do ongoing conflicts and increasing geopolitical tensions represent a threat to globalization, or are they simply redesigning the map of the world?

Banking

ECONOMIC AFTERSHOCKS

DEAR READER Geopolitical instability seems to be everywhere these days, whether we look to North Africa and the Middle East or Eastern Europe, to Southern Asia or Southeast Asia, and it weighs on financial markets and policymakers worldwide.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

EDITOR’S LETTER: SANCTIONS AND GLOBAL DEALS

DEAR READER The return of growth in most of Europe and the renewed leadership of the US in economic advancement should not distract from critical developments in some of the major emerging economies.

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THE RISING POWER OF CENTRAL BANKS

Over the past few years, thanks in large part to quantitative easing, we have witnessed the enormous effect that monetary policies have on the world economy.

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Editor’s Letter: Diplomacy And Trade

APRIL 2014 | VOL. 28 NO. 4 As we write, the Ukrainian crisis is in full swing, and the outcome...

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Editor’s Letter: The Fed And Emerging Frailties

DEAR READER MARCH 2014 | VOL. 28 NO. 3 Not all emerging markets are equal. It may sound obvious, but...

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Editor’s Letter: Is The Future MINT?

DEAR READER FEBRUARY 2014 | VOL. 28 NO. 2 In 2001, Jim ONeill, then chief economist and head of asset...

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Editor’s Letter: Evolving Landscape

DEAR READER JANUARY 2014 | VOL. 28 NO. 1 Janet Yellen steps in as the new chair of the Federal...

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.

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PUTTING THE BREAKS ON GLOBAL TRADE

ECONOMIC AFTERSHOCKS

EDITOR’S LETTER: SANCTIONS AND GLOBAL DEALS

THE RISING POWER OF CENTRAL BANKS

Editor’s Letter: Diplomacy And Trade

Editor’s Letter: The Fed And Emerging Frailties

Editor’s Letter: Is The Future MINT?

Editor’s Letter: Evolving Landscape

Editor’s Letter: The New Geography

Editor’s Letter: All Eyes On The Big Players

Editor’s Letter: New Agenda For BRICs?

Editor’s Letter: Tapering Expectations