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Sources for Country Economic Reports & GDP Data

Sources and Links DATA ON GDP AND ECONOMIC INFORMATION Central bank Bank for International Settlements International Reserves IMF World Bank Gross Domestic Product - GDP International Monetary Fund (IMF) - World Economic Outlook April 2012 GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) International ...

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Editor’s Letter: The Perils Of Progress

At last, after months of uncertainty, countries around the world are beginning to quietly unwind their stimulus programs, suggesting that those in the know are confident the worlds economy is no longer about to implode...

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Newsmakers: Economic Gloom Deepens As Honduras Crisis Continues

Honduras Antonio Guerrero Zelaya: Garnering interna tional supprt After Honduran soldiers stormed leftist president Manuel Zelaya’s home in June and he fled into exile, many speculated the Central American nation’s economy was poised for growth. After all, Zelaya ...

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Newsmakers: Potential Lula Successor Clears Legal Hurdle

Brazil Antonio Guerrero Palocci: Stillfacing more corruption allegatio ns Former Brazilian finance minister Antonio Palocci has won a political victory after the country‘s Supreme Court dismissed charges that he violated bank secrecy laws. The ruling could put Palocci, ...

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Newsmakers: UK Regulator Lashes Out At Bankers

United Kingdom Justin Keay Turner: City of London engages in “socially useless activity” A year has passed since the near implosion of the world’s financial system, and intelligent opinion in Britain remains divided between those wanting the City ...

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Editor’s Letter: Out Of The Woods?

It is entirely fitting that 2009, the 150th anniversary of the publication of the Charles Darwins On the Origin of Species, should turn out to be a particularly Darwinian year...

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Newsmakers: Fixing The Missing Link in Banks’Pay-For-Performance Goal

UNITED STATES By Gordon Platt Bisson: Banks are too reliant on stock options The populist uprising against paying big bonuses to top executives of banks bailed out with taxpayer money is in large part warranted, according to a ...

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Newsmakers: Us Takes Aim At Trade Gap To Boost Employment

UNITED STATES/CHINA By Gordon Platt Kirk: Facing key decision on trade barriers US Trade Representative Ron Kirk hailed the World Trade Organization’s dispute panel’s ruling in August against China’s system of importing and distributing books, magazines, films, DVDs, ...

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BEST SUB-CUSTODIANS – 2009

NEW YORK, May 12, 2009 Global Finance magazine has released its seventh annual ranking of the Best Sub-Custodians. This exclusive...

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Editor’s Letter: The Power Of One

Many watching the stock markets have been surprised or even alarmed at the surge in confidence in the past few months, a confidence that has fueled a tremendous rally in major indices around the world...

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Newsmakers: Kirchners Face Uncertain Future

ARGENTINA By Antonio Guerrero Kirchner: May have to rein in her populist agenda When Cristina Kirchner won Argentina's 2007 presidential election, she was taking over the office held since 2003 by her husband, Nestor Kirchner. Observers speculated the ...

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Regulars : Newsmakers : United Kingdom

While the economic crisis has demonstrated the shortcomings of “light-touch” regulation—leaving the market to virtually regulate itself—banks remain unconvinced about the benefits of a single global regulator. By Anita Hawser While the economic crisis has demonstrated the shortcomings ...