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Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets: Bringing Brazilian Ethanol to Global Markets

Investor: Company to Watch Cosan/Brazil By Gordon Platt Cosan, one of Brazil's largest producers of sugar and ethanol, plans to form a $12 billion joint venture with Shell International Petroleum, a unit of Royal Dutch Shell. The São ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets: Emerging Market Bonds Have Unusual Appeal

Investor: News By Gordon Platt Emerging market debt has a unique attraction for investors seeking higher yields than are available on US treasuries but who lack the appetite for risk in volatile emerging market equities. Investors are pouring ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets: Standard Chartered Files To Issue First IDRs In India

Investor: DR News By Gordon Platt UK-based Standard Chartered Bank filed a draft prospectus to raise a minimum of $500 million in the form of Indian depositary receipts. "The issue will increase our market visibility and brand profile, ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Foreign Exchange

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS — FOREIGN EXCHANGE GREEK DEBT CRISIS MORPHING INTO EURO PROBLEM By Gordon Platt The nearly $1 trillion plan to defuse Europe's debt crisis headed off speculation in credit default swaps, bank equities and bond ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Foreign Exchange Trading

SPOTLIGHT: TRADING UP Technology is revolutionizing foreign exchange trading and providing ever-increasing opportunities in the world’s biggest financial market. By Anita Hawser Electronic trading has revolutionized markets. In the equities markets, algorithmic trading platforms, high-frequency trading and ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Global Equities / DR

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS — GLOBAL EQUITY/DRS IPOS PULLED FOLLOWING MARKET DECLINES By Gordon Platt A sharp drop in world equity markets triggered a host of cancellations and postponements of planned initial public offerings in early May. Many of ...

Banking

Market Forces

FOCUS: ISLAMIC FINANCE IN ASIA A centralized approach to Islamic finance is helping Asia develop an industry that may challenge the Middle East as the global hub. By Anita Hawser The Middle East is often thought of ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Mergers & Acquisitions

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS — MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS CORPORATE FINANCE FOCUS CHINA AND INDIA'S COMPETITION FOR RESOURCES CAUSING RISE IN CROSS-BORDER ACQUISITIONS By Gordon Platt Mergers and acquisitions in emerging markets are heating up, and China and ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Regional Report: West Africa

REGIONAL REPORT: REGIONAL RESURGENCE A flurry of bond issues illustrates the growing confidence west Africa’s nations have in their economic and political futures. Nigeria and Côte d’Ivoire are leading the way. By Nick Kochan The contrasts in ...

Features

GDP-GNI-Definitions

DEFINITIONS: GDP (gross domestic product) is the sum of the gross value added by all resident producers in the economy...

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Gross Domestic Product Purchasing Power Parity (GDP PPP)

A background on Gross Domestic Product Purchasing Power Parity (GDP PPP) from the World Bank – World Development Indicators: Comparable...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets: Falcom Introduces First Saudi-Listed ETF

Investor: News By Gordon Platt Riyadh-based Falcom Financial Services has introduced the first Saudi Arabian exchange-traded fund (ETF) to be listed on Tadawul, the largest stock exchange in the Arab world. The decision by the Capital Market Authority ...