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EM News: EM Portfolio Flows Lose Steam

EMERGING MARKETS INVESTOR: NEWS By Gordon Platt Strong investor flows into emerging markets funds at the beginning of 2012 have since moderated but not reversed. Analysts say the slower pace of inflows is more sustainable and is not a cause ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

PetroChina Surpasses Exxon In Oil Production

MILESTONES: CHINA By Valentina Pasquali Energy demand in emerging countries has skyrocketed in recent years due to rapid economic growth. In China, oil production has followed suit, although not at the same pace. The country remains a net importer. ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Salon: Alisher Ali, Mongolian Growth

ASIA’S EL DORADO By Michael Shari Global Finance sat down with Alisher Ali, founder of the largest investment bank and asset management firm in Mongolia, to get his take on the world’s fastest-growing economy. Educated at Columbia ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Special Report: Renminbi Trading

A DIM SUM BANQUET By Arthur Clennam The offshore renminbi market has been growing rapidly, but its character is changing. Were it a new model car, the market for offshore renminbi trading might be dubbed the “Inexorable”—but ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Suu Kyi Heralds A New Era Of Reform In Myanmar

NEWSMAKERS: MYANMAR By Kim Iskyan By winning a seat in the country’s parliament in early-April by-elections, Myanmar dissident leader Aung San Suu Kyi ushered in a new era in the history of the country formerly known as Burma. ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Tough Times Ahead For New Chief Executive Of Hong Kong

NEWSMAKERS: HONG KONG By Thomas Clouse Newly elected Hong Kong chief executive Leung Chun-ying will face challenges on multiple fronts when he starts his new job on July 1. All smiles: A win for Leung but voters are ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Water Company Launches First Cambodian Domestic IPO

MILESTONES: CAMBODIA By Thomas Clouse Cambodia’s Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority (PPWSA) became the country’s first domestically listed company in April after launching a $20.5 million IPO. Water Supply Authority is first to list on Cambodia Exchange The company ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Annual Supplement: Middle East 2012

CHANGE IS IN THE AIR As one drives into Riyadh, the Saudi Arabian capital, on King Khalid International Airport Road, a symbol of change appears suddenly through the window after miles of desert. It is the enormous campus of ...

Banking

Asian Development Bank Meeting 2012

ENVISIONING THE FUTURE By Thomas Clouse Business leaders, policymakers and development experts will gather in Manila the first week of May at the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) 45th Annual Meeting of the Governors. At last year’s Annual ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Company to Watch: BR MALLS / Brazil

BRAZILIAN MALL OPERATOR RINGS UP SALES GAIN By Gordon Platt Brazil’s retail sales rose more than expected in December—climbing 6.7% from a year earlier and suggesting that domestic consumption will remain strong despite global market conditions. BR Malls, ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

DR News: Russia Reforms Laws For DR Issuers

EMERGING MARKETS INVESTOR: DR NEWS By Gordon Platt Russia made a number of major changes in its securities legislation that will affect depositary receipt programs for shares of Russian issuers, according to law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf. Some of ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

EM News: Investment To Support Chinas GDP Growth

EMERGING MARKETS INVESTOR: NEWS By Gordon Platt Monetary and fiscal policies in China will ease further to support investment in infrastructure, public housing and water resource projects, says HSBC. In addition, Beijing should and will likely deregulate sectors, ...