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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Bangladesh Angles For Foreign Investment

MILESTONES: BANGLADESH By Udayan Gupta Bangladesh is one of the more intriguing frontier market economies for foreign investors. In 2011 its GDP rose an estimated 6.3%. But a volatile political environment and an economy that is not immune to ...

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CEO Ghizzoni Boosts UniCredit With Daring Capital Raising

NEWSMAKERS: ITALY By Laurence Neville While many big wigs in the world of finance hit the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland in late January to rub shoulders with glamorous attendees from business, politics and showbiz—this year led ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

China And India Grapple With Skyscraper Building Bubbles

MILESTONES: CHINA/INDIA By Erik Heinrich China and India are in the midst of a skyscraper building boom that is radically transforming the skylines of its biggest cities and raising hubris to new heights. At present China is ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Cover Story: Global Elections 2012

ELECTION YEAR By Laurence Neville Numerous countries around the world are holding elections this year, which could create market uncertainty and hold back much-needed political decision-making—particularly in Europe. Unlike 2011, which was a year of "unknown unknowns," ...

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Facebook COO Sandberg Offers A Seasoned Hand In IPO

NEWSMAKERS: UNITED STATES By Valentina Pasquali When social-networking giant Facebook filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission in February to raise $5 billion in one of the most anticipated initial public offerings of recent times, the talk ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Foster Becomes CEO At Petrobras

NEWSMAKERS: BRAZIL By Antonio Guerrero Graças Foster, 58, was appointed CEO of Brazil's Petrobras state-controlled oil company in February, becoming the first woman ever to head one of the world's top oil operations. Foster was nominated by ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Indian Airline Industry Opens To International Buyers

MILESTONES: INDIA By Valentina Pasquali It's been rough going for India's airline industry recently. Photo Credit: CHRISTOPHER PARYPA / SHUTTERSTOCK.COM High fuel prices, the global economic downturn and cutthroat competition for the domestic market have burdened carriers ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Ma Wins A Second Term In Tight Taiwanese Presidential Race

NEWSMAKERS: TAIWAN By Thomas Clouse Ma Ying-jeou will serve a second term as president of Taiwan after winning 51.6% of the vote in the January election, defeating his closest competitor, Tsai Ing-wen, by less than six percentage points. ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Salon: James Rickards, Policy Weakness

SEEKING OUT VULNERABILITIES By Vanessa Drucker Global Finance sat down with James Rickards, senior managing partner at boutique alternative investment firm Tangent Capital Partners and author of Currency Wars: The Making Of The Next Global Crisis . ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

US Foreign Investor Visas Get New Lease On Life

MILESTONES: UNITED STATES By Valentina Pasquali Struggling with a sagging real estate market and a weak economic recovery, the US has been revamping its efforts to attract foreign investors. For example, the current administration is pumping new life into ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Central Bank Independence Is Under Threat

MILESTONES: HUNGARY By Paula Green As if a weakening currency, surging public debt and three downgrades to junk bond status since November weren't enough to dissuade investors from sinking money into Hungary, they now have to deal with ...

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Cover Story: EUROPE 2020

AFTER THE TURMOIL: WHAT COMES NEXT? By Jonathan Gregson, Justin Keay and Vanessa Drucker How the European Union will look in 2020 is unclear. Whether it will see tighter union, a tiered eurozone, or will cease to exist ...