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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
MYANMAR’S FIRST CROSS-BORDER, NONRECOURSE PROJECT FINANCING
Capital Markets | Myanmar<br />
The frontier market with a population of 60 million is seeking to rejoin the global economy following nearly 50 years of isolation under military rule.<br />
Awards
SAFETY FIRST – SAFEST BANKS IN CHINA
Stars Of China | Safest Banks In China<br />
Chinese banks display a wide variety of strength and size.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Sri Lanka Lures Foreign Direct Investments
In what is considered a first step for even bigger foreign direct investment to Sri Lanka, TPG Capital announced in August it would invest $113 million to buy a majority stake in Union Bank, a small distressed financial institution based in Colombo.
Features
China’s Legal Reform Is Front and Center
Some discrepancy exists between the rules that are written and those that are enforced. This is true for most places in the world, and China is no exception.
Banking
BRIDGING THE CHASM
MARKET REPORT | ISLAMIC TRADE FINANCE<br />
Offering inventory financing to commodity traders brings much-needed liquidity to the Islamic trade finance market.
Banking
ELEVENTH-HOUR RESCUE FOR SHADOW-BANKING PRODUCT
MILESTONES | CHINA<br />
China Huarong Asset Management, a bad bank set up during the credit bust of the 1990s, has turned out to be the mystery investor that bailed out shadow-banking product Credit Equals Gold No. 1.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
INVESTMENT BANK HELPS REVERSE BRAIN DRAIN
TRENDS | SRI LANKA<br />
Hiran Embuldeniya, managing director at York Street Partners, an investment bank in Colombo, Sri Lanka, says there are plenty of opportunities for the firm to do business in the country as it rapidly develops in the wake of a 30-year civil war that ended in 2009.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
JAPAN AND INDIA OPTIMISTIC ABOUT FUTURE RELATIONSHIP
MILESTONES | JAPAN<br />
Japanese prime minister Shinz Abe greeted his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, in late August in the city of Kyoto, where the two leaders toured temples and posed for pictures before returning to Tokyo for four days of diplomatic talks.
Emerging & Frontier Markets
KHAN PUSHES FOR PM’S RESIGNATION
NEWSMAKERS | PAKISTAN<br />
After an eventful career as an international cricket star, Imran Khan Niazi embraced politics in Pakistan 17 years ago, an environment dominated by religious and fervent groups. Gaining prominence when his party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI), captured 7.7 million votes in last May’s elections to become the third-largest faction in parliament...
Country Report
MOVING BEYOND THE COMFORT ZONE
COUNTRY REPORT | TURKEY: OVERVIEW<br />
Recent presidential elections saw political continuity and investor appetite maintained in Turkey, but high levels of indebtedness and political divisions cause some concern.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
TORONTO, VANCOUVER PARTNER TO FORM RENMINBI TRADING HUB
TRENDS | RENMINBI TRADING<br />
Even though Toronto is the center of Canada’s financial industry, much of the country’s trade with China passes through Vancouver. Groups in both cities have decided to work together to promote Canada as a trading hub for the renminbi.