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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

China’s Onshore Bond Market Opens Up

Capital Markets | Fixed Income China’s $7.4 trillion onshore bond market, the third-largest in the world, is opening to foreign institutional investors in the latest step by China to integrate its capital markets into the global financial system.

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Dalian Wanda Creates World’s Biggest Theater Chain

Trends | Movies China’s richest man goes to Hollywood and buys it.

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Djibouti Aiming High

Frontier Markets Report Djibouti is a small country with ambitious plans, which it hopes to achieve by attracting large amounts of foreign direct investment.

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Earnings Pressures May Spur Us Bank Mergers

Capital Markets | Mergers & Acquisitions A need by banks to address weak earnings could result in increased merger activity in 2016, according to Fitch Ratings.

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Global Market Turmoil May Open Doors

Special Report | Depositary Receipts Capital market reform bodes well for depositary receipt issuers and foreign investors.

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Middle East Supplement 2016

TABLE OF CONTENTS Overview | A High-Stakes Poker Game Islamic Finance | Bridging The Digital Divide Sovereign Wealth Funds |...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Peru’s Economy On A Roll

Trends | Peru There is no stopping Peru’s economy.

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Philippines Jump-Starts Electronic Banking

Capital Markets | Banking Reform More than one hundred million people, 2.5 billion transactions every month—and just 1% of payments made electronically.

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Southeast Asia And Europe Forge Tighter Links

Asian Development Bank Section: ADB Annual Meeting Europe has much to gain from the fast-growing region, where per capita GDP is exploding—and vice versa.

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Sovereign Funds Change The Patent Game

Trends | Patents As sovereign governments expand their investments into uncharted territories, a new kind of fund has emerged: the sovereign patent fund (SPF), a state-owned patent investment fund that buys and licenses patents, covers the cost of litigation and protects against patent infringement.

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Taiwan Roundtable: Ready To Manage The Risks

Taiwan is facing a challenging year, according to participants in a Global Finance roundtable in Taipei. But sound regulation has made banks resilient, and the mood is still upbeat.

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Taiwan: Bring It On

Taiwan’s new president and its banks face a tough market and a changing economic picture. They’re ready.