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Emerging & Frontier Markets
Africa’s Lion Awakens
COVER STORY: KENYA – REBIRTH OF A NATION By Dan Keeler With a new constitution, bold economic targets and an ambitious social development strategy, Kenya is determined to become the new star of Africa. All the signs so ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Dubai: New Listing May Revive Flagging Dubai Exchange
MILESTONES: DUBAI By Laurence Neville New hope: Dubai bourse buoyed by Axiom IPO Nasdaq Dubai has got another roll of the dice with an IPO from local mobile-phone retailer Axiom ticking all the right boxes to generate interest ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Europe: SEPA Fails To Live Up To Expectations
MILESTONE: EUROPE By Anita Hawser Slow implementation has hindered SEPA With the threat of sovereign defaults in Europe's PIGS (Portugal, Ireland, Greece Spain), the eurozone had its fair share of bad news this summer. As the sovereign and ...
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France: Sarkozy’s Commodities Plans Get Boost From Merkel
NEWSMAKERS: FRANCE By Denise Bedell Smooth move: Sarkozy hopes to rein in price volatility Commodity speculation is once again in the spotlight as Angela Merkel, German chancellor, has announced her support for plans by incoming G20 president Nicolas ...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Mexico: Bond Issue Breaks New Ground
MILESTONES: MEXICO By Antonio Guerrero Mexico’s financing needs taken care of with century bond Mexico may have set the stage for a stampede in October when it successfully issued Latin America's first-ever sovereign century bond, a $1 billion, ...
Banking
South Africa: HSBC Climbdown Opens Way For Standard Chartered
NEWSMAKERS: SOUTH AFRICA By Nick Kochan Johannesburg: Setback after HSBC pull-out HSBC's decision to walk away from its proposed $8 billion acquisition of a controlling stake in South African bank Nedbank is little short of dramatic. Having announced ...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Taiwan: Rate Hikes To Cool Real Estate Market
MILESTONES: TAIWAN By Thomas Clouse On the rise: Taipei prices Taiwan's export orders hit a record high of $34.9 billion in August, up 23.3% year on year, according to the Ministry of Economic Affairs, with orders for IT ...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
United Kingdom: Governance Code Puts UK Shareholders In The Hotseat
NEWSMAKERS: UNITED KINGDOM By Anita Hawser Hogg: Code will be catalyst In the wake of the financial crisis, which highlighted the need for higher levels of engagement between the boards of companies and significant shareholders, corporate governance is ...
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United States: Can Consumers Rescue The US Economy?
NEWSMAKERS: UNITED STATES By Gordon Platt Spending again: US shoppers head to the mall Surprisingly strong US retail sales in September virtually ruled out the possibility of a double-dip recession. Consumer spending, which accounts for two-thirds of US ...
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The Great Recession Lives Up To Its Name
MILESTONES: UNITED STATES By Gordon Platt It's official. The US recession that came to be known as the Great Recession is over. In fact, it's been over for more than a year, having officially ended in June 2009, ...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Asia’s Financial Centers Gain Ground On Rivals
MILESTONES: GLOBAL By Anita Hawser Hong Kong: One of the world’s top-three finance centers London and New York can rest easy. Despite the Dodd-Frank Act and other regulatory measures that threaten to split up banks, curb bankers' bonuses and ...