Emerging & Frontier Markets
Taiwan Report | Strait Shooters
China’s rattling of sabers may be causing tension in Taiwan, but the country’s currency is on the rise.
Asia Pacific
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The Design Of Things
Global Finance explores the tech future of Payments and branding with Deniz Devrim Cengiz, head of digital banking at Türk Ekonomi Bancasi (TEB), (BNP Paribas Turkey)
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
The Renminbi Inches Toward Reserve Currency Status
Capital Markets | Foreign Exchange
The executive board of the International Monetary Fund recently held an informal meeting to discuss a staff report that found some deficiencies in the renminbi as a potential reserve currency.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Erdoans Presidential Ambitions For Turkey Stymied
Newsmakers | Turkey
It has been said that ultimately all political careers end in failure, but until June 7, few observers were expecting this maxim to be true, quite yet, of Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoan.
Banking
Indian Banks Get Sharper Teeth
Capital Markets | Debt/Equity
India’s banks—both private and state-run—have been given a powerful tool to deal with bad loans.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
MERS Outbreak Threatens South Korea’s Economy
Trends | Economy & Disease
In May, South Korea reported its first case of MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome). The death toll had climbed to 24 as we went to press, making it the largest outbreak outside of Saudi Arabia, where the strain was first reported in 2012.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
New Zealand Walloped By Slowdown In Chinese Economy
Milestones | New Zealand
In June, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand lowered its key cash interest rate a quarter of a percentage point to 3.25%, the first time the central bank has cut rates cut since 2011, citing a combination of deflationary pressure, plunging commodity prices and a slowdown in key export markets like China.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Will Japanese Companies Bow To Shareholders?
Management | Corporate Governance
Japanese corporate culture, long considered one of the least shareholder-friendly among developed nations, may be softening up, with a little nudge from prime minister Shinzo Abe.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Alibaba CEO Zhang Pushes Global Growth Strategy
China | Chinese ecommerce company Alibaba’s new CEO, Daniel Zhang, is a star, credited with the success of Tmall.com and the November 11 Singles Day—an online buying bonanza that has overtaken Black Friday as the most lucrative online shopping day of the year.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
India | Is The Bloom Off The Rose For Narendra Modi?
India | Indian prime minister Narendra Modi celebrated his one-year anniversary in office in May, but the jury is still out on whether he’ll justify the hope that has been invested his new government.
Features
Myanmar | Blank Slate For Foreign Investors
Frontier Markets Report | Myanmar is wide open in terms of investment prospects, and its opportunities are luring investors—despite the risks.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Record Korean Financing Set For Brazil Steel Plant
Capital Markets | Project Finance
Brazil’s multinational metals and mining group Vale has signed a $2.1 billion agreement with the Export-Import Bank of Korea.