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Emerging & Frontier Markets
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Emerging & Frontier Markets
Businesses On Tenterhooks After Leftist Wins Peru Election
NEWSMAKERS: PERU By Antonio Guerrero Humala: Investors’ friend? The election of leftist leader Ollanta Humala as president of Peru after a June run-off has unleashed concerns among the business leaders who feel the former coup-plotter may impose radical ...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Africa: Ethanol May Trigger Food Fight
EMERGING MARKETS ROUNDUP: AFRICA by Antonio Guerrero Sierra Leone opts for controversial biofuel production Africa is poised to enter the world’s growing biofuels market. The biotechnology unit at Addax, a Switzerland-based investment firm, plans to open a ...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Asian Infrastructure Finance Gets International Boost
MILESTONES: ASIA by Denise Bedell Charged up: Investment should enhance power grid Vietnam’s National Power Transmission Corporation (NPT) has launched a $200 million, 13-year infrastructure finance facility that demonstrates the growing enthusiasm among international investors for financing Asian ...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Brazil: Admin Supports Corporate Growth
EMERGING MARKETS ROUNDUP: BRAZIL by Antonio Guerrero Brazilian companies take flight Board members at Petrobras, the Brazilian state oil company, are calling on the company to tame costs linked to its $224 billion 2011-2015 spending plan. The investment ...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
China: Floods Drive Prices Higher
EMERGING MARKETS ROUNDUP: CHINA by Thomas Clouse Floods devastate crops Inflation in China accelerated in May to its most rapid rate in 34 months. According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the consumer price index rose 5.5% ...
Country Report
Country Report: Ukraine
Uphill Struggle By Laurence Neville Ukraine’s recovery appears impressive, but structural cracks remain that could derail it. At first glance, Ukraine appears to be in fine health. Having been at risk of collapse in the first stage ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Dim Sum Best Served At Low Rates
COVER STORY — RENMINBI RISING By Michael Shari Multinationals are positioning themselves to capture lucrative gains from the internationalization of China’s currency. When McDonald’s became the first non-Chinese corporation that was allowed to issue a bond denominated ...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
DR News: The Russians Are Coming, Eventually, To London
EMERGING MARKETS INVESTOR / DR NEWS by Gordon Platt Sberbank, Russia’s largest bank, plans to list global depositary receipts (GDRs) in London and Frankfurt soon, with BNY Mellon as the depository. The listings could make Sberbank one of ...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
EM News: Political Unrest Threatens To Harm EM Portfolios
EMERGING MARKETS INVESTOR / NEWS by Gordon Platt Further political unrest in the Middle East and North Africa is highly likely and could have a major negative impact on investors’ portfolios, according to a BNY Mellon white paper ...
Banking
GCC: Banks Remain Reluctant To Lend
GCC REGIONAL REPORT: BACK FROM THE BRINK By Gordon Platt Upheaval in the region and beyond is encouraging banks to bolster their balance sheets before launching any aggressive lending programs. Banks in the GCC have recovered from the ...
Banking
GCC: Big Changes Loom
GCC REGIONAL REPORT: MARKING A MILESTONE By Gordon Platt The regional group faces new challenges as it celebrates its 30th anniversary. The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) celebrated its 30th anniversary on May 25 with quiet flag-raising ceremonies ...