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Milestones: Dubai Works To Restore Reputation

Dubai By Gordon Platt and Anita Hawser Dubai: Debt resolution should improve economic fortunes Dubai moved a step closer to resolving its debt problems with the announcement of a plan to invest $9.5 billion to restructure its flagship ...

Banking

Milestones: IMF Adds Voice To Systemic Risk Debate

Global By Anita Hawser Reid: Imposing strict limits might impede growth With the concept of systemic risk still preoccupying global banking regulators, the International Monetary Fund has weighed in on the debate with some suggestions for far-reaching and ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Milestones: Mergers Back In Favor As Firms Seek Strategic Advantage

Global By Anita Hawser Mergers and acquisitions may have taken a dive during the recent financial crisis, but as the economy picks up, companies are looking to M&A; as a way to rapidly add to revenue growth in ...

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Newsmakers: Goldman Allegations May Set Stage For Future Cases

United States By Gordon Platt Goldman Sachs: Fraud allegations hit its reputation The Securities and Exchange Commission charged Goldman Sachs with fraud on April 16, causing a sharp decline in equity prices, particularly for financial shares, and especially ...

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Newsmakers: Investors Heartened By Calderón’s Recovery Efforts

Mexico By Antonio Guerrero Calderó n: Boosting investors’ confidence in Mexico While Mexican president Felipe Calderón works to kick-start his nation's economy, badly hit by the US recession, international investors are encouraged by signs of recovery and have ...

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Newsmakers: Kyrgyz Turmoil Rattles Russia

Kyrgyz Republic By Simon Watkins Kurmanbek Bakiyev After a week of defying a provisional government that seized power in an armed uprising that left at least 84 people dead, the Kyrgyz Republic's ousted president, Kurmanbek Bakiyev, resigned and ...

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Newsmakers: Malaysia Seeks To Regain Momentum

Malaysia By Thomas Clouse Najib Abdul Razak aims to boost Malaysia’s growth Malaysian prime minister Najib Abdul Razak has unveiled a new economic blueprint as part of his long-term strategy to transform Malaysia from a middle-income to a ...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Mapping The Bank Regulation Maze

COVER STORY: BANKING Bankers and regulators are beginning to lay out the future structure of the global financial industry. In the short term, it is set to be a deeply confusing place. By Nick Kochan It ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Milestones: Emerging Market Companies Snap Up Cheap Assets Overseas

Global By Denise Bedell Gomes: Activity is about to really accelerate Companies in high-growth regions are taking advantage of their relative strength to pick up good value assets in harder-hit developed markets, according to new research by KPMG. ...

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Milestones: Export Growth Negates Taiwan Rescue Plan

Taiwan By Thomas Clouse Bellwether: DRAM sales portend export upswing Taiwan’s government dropped plans to restructure its dynamic random access memory (DRAM) industry last month after export growth and rising prices helped several of the island’s DRAM producers ...

Banking

Milestones: Lehman Report Boosts Case For Global Banking Reform

United States By Gordon Platt Valukas: Report raises fears over systemic risk The Valukas Report on the collapse of Lehman Brothers, a nine-volume, 2,200-page document that cost $38 million to produce, was worth every penny. The comprehensive “post ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Milestones: Reconstruction Spending Shores Up Economy

Chile By Antonio Guerrero Piñera: Hoping to promote economic growth, despite crisis The massive earthquake and subsequent tsunami that hit Chile in late February caused hundreds of deaths, as well as destroying some 500,000 homes and damaging infrastructure. ...