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Emerging & Frontier Markets

Regional Focus Caucasus

BEYOND OLD BOUNDARIES By Justin Keay Oil wealth, a favorable location and buoyant economic growth have thrust Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia onto the international stage. However, regional conflicts, political tensions and corruption are never far away. “The ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Risk Management: Crisis Containment

AUTOMATIC RESPONSE By Paula Green Recent natural disasters have shown that in times of crisis, having a robust crisis management plan that kicks in automatically—and a team to implement it—can make all the difference when it comes to ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Securities Lending In Emerging Markets

JUMPING THROUGH HOOPS By Kathryn Tully In the hunt for demand and revenue, securities lending in emerging markets sounds perfect, but big obstacles still curtail liquidity. Faced with falling demand and tighter regulation in North America and ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Debt: Positive Bond Returns In 2013

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: CORPORATE DEBT By Gordon Platt Analysts expect another year of positive returns for the fixed-income markets in 2013, although gains will be harder to com e by than in 2012, owing to narrower spreads. ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets Roundup: Africa

G HANA INVESTS IN RENEWABLES By Antonio Guerrero UK-based Blue Energy will invest $400 million to build Africa’s largest solar photovoltaic power plant in Ghana. The Nzema project will produce 155 megawatts, increasing the country’s generating capacity ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets Roundup: Brazil

BP TO EXPAND ETHANOL PRODUCTION By Antonio Guerrero Aiming to accelerate industrial growth, the Brazilian government extended its PSI investment program through 2013, providing $48 billion in financing to support subsidized loans for industrial producers to invest in ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets Roundup: China

SEC PROBE CASTS SHADOW ON CHINESE FIRMS’ US LISTINGS By Thomas Clouse The US Securities and Exchange Commission filed charges against the Chinese branches of five international accounting firms in December for failing to provide information related to ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets Roundup: India

FDI Reforms Get Parliamentary Approval By Aaron Chaze Both the lower and upper houses of India’s parliament voted during the first week of December to allow foreign direct investment in India’s domestic retail sector—a major win for prime ...

Banking

Emerging Markets Roundup: Middle East

NEW SAUDI MORTGAGE LAW COULD SPUR HOUSING BOOM By Gordon Platt The Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency, the kingdom’s central bank, issued new regulations governing the enforcement of foreclosures as part of a new mortgage law that has been ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets Roundup: Russia

BATTLE RAGES ON FOR NORILSK NICKEL By Kim Iskyan Russia’s economy continued to show signs of slowing, as preliminary GDP for October 2012 clocked in at a very weak 2.3%, marking the fifth consecutive month of deceleration. ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Equity: China, LatAm Could Boost IPOs

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: GLOBAL EQUITY / DRS By Gordon Platt After declining sharply in 2012, initial public offerings could stage a turnround in the new year, say analysts, with China and Latin America leading the issuance. The ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Frontier Markets Focus

WORLD OF OPPORTUNITY By Dan Keeler In a new monthly feature, Global Finance delves deep into the opportunities in frontier markets. With youthful populations, underutilized natural resources and eagerness to join the global economic community, the world’s frontier ...