Economics, Policy & Regulation
Slashing Saudi Oil Reliance
COUNTRY REPORT By Gordon Platt The coming year could be crucial for Saudi Arabia, as the Middle Eastern powerhouse deals...
Features
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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Smooth Move: Equity Derivs Offset Risk
MARKET FOCUS By Jonathan Gregson Equity derivatives are no longer the preserve of hedge funds. Institutional investors and corporates are increasingly using them to offset risk and manage share buybacks. Equity derivatives markets emerged from their post-financial-crisis ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Zambian Growth Story
FRONTIER MARKETS REPORT<br />
Zambia’s strong and stable economic expansion is enticing firms looking to build their African presence.Among frontier markets in sub-Saharan Africa, the country stands out for its stable economy and its long record of strong growth. These factors have helped attract investors to this copper-rich, landlocked nation of 14 million people..
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Brazil, India, South Africa, Most Affected By Fed Tapering
February 3, 2014 As the US Federal Reserve Board slowly moves away from the expansionary monetary policy it has pursued...
Features
Book Review: LatAm’s Recipe For Surviving Global Crises
Feb 7, 2014 – More than five years since the beginning of the global financial crisis, policymakers across the world...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Corporate Earnings KOd By FX Swings
Profits: Lost in translation Companies are struggling mightily to manage currency exposure in the face of rising exchange rate volatility....
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Will the ‘Google Tax’ Go Viral?
Tax officials perplexed by Google (Photo: CoolCaesar) If 2013 was the year public opinion turned solidly against the tax avoidance...
Features
Politics in Turkey Turn Downright Byzantine
Demo site: Protestors in Istanbul’s Taksim Square last summer ( Photo: Fleshstorm ) Turkey, the onetime sick man of Europe,...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Bernanke: In Praise of Bernanke
Bernanke: The Visible Hand For Ben Bernanke, a rocky eight-year tenure as chairman of the Federal Reserve Board is ending...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Asia: Backing The Right Horse
REGIONAL FOCUS By Thomas Clouse With China’s economy slowing, investors are pondering where the next big growth story will come from in emerging Asia. Many are betting on the ASEAN countries, which face regional, economic and political hurdles. ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Bonds: The Sell-Off Is On
CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS By Gordon Platt A rebound in global manufacturing, as well as rising confidence in the sector, is forcing bond yields higher, with emerging markets bonds feeling the brunt of the sell-off. However, analysts do not ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Bullish US Investors In China Shop
CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS By Gordon Platt As exchanges in London, Hong Kong and New York compete for the opportunity to host an expected $15 billion initial public offering by China’s e-commerce leader Alibaba, US investors are once again ...