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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

FX: EU Debt Still Commands Center Stage

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: FOREIGN EXCHANGE By Gordon Platt The foreign exchange market continues to be rattled by Europe's debt crisis, analysts say the issue is far from settled. The foreign exchange market continues to be rattled by ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

M&A: Africa Key Target For Mining M&A

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS By Gordon Platt More than 2,600 mergers and acquisitions worth $149 billion were announced in the global mining industry last year. They represented an increase of 33% from 2010, making 2011 the ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Regional Focus: Southeast Asia

ASIAN PEARLS By Denise Bedell Three pearls of Southeast Asia are beginning to glow with their own unique luminescence. Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines are increasingly on the radar of international investors and corporations. Red Hook, Brooklyn, ...

Banking

Roundtable: Philippines

UPWARD TRAJECTORY Moderated By Denise Bedell At a roundtable in Makati City, Manila, Global Finance brought together key banking and corporate figures in the Philippines to discuss how they are responding to the challenges they face in attracting ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Roundtable: Taiwan

NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH By Andrea Fiano At a roundtable in Taipei, Global Finance brought together key figures in Taiwan's banking and finance industry to discuss how new cross-strait trade opportunities will support this export-driven economy. Andrea ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

SEPA: Impact Of Migration End-Dates

BINDING COMMITMENT By Anita Hawser The EC has finally announced a legally binding end-date for SEPA migration. Now companies and their banks must get serious about migrating. During a recent visit to her firm's Canary Wharf offices, ...

Features

Middle East 2012

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Company To Watch: Zambeef Products / Zambia

EXPANDING PRODUCT LINES AT ZAMBEEF By Gordon Platt Zambeef Products of Zambia is one of the largest agribusinesses in Africa, with more than 4,000 employees. In June 2011, it became the first Zambian company to list on the London ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Debt: Low Rates, Economy Boost Issuance

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: CORPORATE DEBT By Gordon Platt Easing monetary conditions and economic stabilization have increased demand for higher-risk assets, despite worries about Europe's debt. The Federal Reserve has pledged that the federal funds rate will remain ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Features

FX: EU Debt Still Commands Center Stage

M&A: Africa Key Target For Mining M&A

Regional Focus: Southeast Asia

Roundtable: Philippines

Roundtable: Taiwan

SEPA: Impact Of Migration End-Dates

Middle East 2012

Company To Watch: Zambeef Products / Zambia

Debt: Low Rates, Economy Boost Issuance

DR News: Bancolombia Sells Follow-On ADRs

DRs: Awaiting Facebook, IPOs Revive

EM News: Equity Funds Attract Big Inflows