Emerging & Frontier Markets
Country Report: China
OUT OF THE SHADOWS By Arthur Clennam The instability of Chinas banking system is underscored by its structured-trust-product nightmare. Since...
Asia Pacific
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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Equity: China, Russia Lead DR Funding
CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS By Gordon Platt China and Russia have returned to the global equity capital markets, following a lengthy absence. China led in the number of capital raisings using depositary receipts last year, with 14 of the 51 transactions ...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
India To Set Long-Term Inflation Target
EMERGING MARKETS ROUNDUP By Aaron Chaze For the first time ever, the Indian central bank, the Reserve Bank of India,...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Sri Lanka: Tapering Wont Affect Us
MILESTONES By Valentina Pasquali The US Federal Reserves gradual withdrawal from the unconventional monetary policies of the past few years...
Features
Vietnam: Not For The Faint Of Heart
FRONTIER MARKETS REPORT<br />
Vietnam has great potential, but it also has significant hurdles to overcome to improve its business climate for foreign investors. Given the government’s dominance of industries such as agriculture, utilities and banking, those looking to invest must be prepared for the challenge.
Award Winners
World’s Best Treasury & Cash Management Providers 2014
GOLD STANDARD By Rebecca Brace and Anita Hawser Global Finance presents the winners of its annual Best Treasury & Cash Management Providers awards. Global multinational corporates may have come out of the 2008 global financial crisis better off than the ...
Bhutan
Includes historical data for Bhutan’s Gross Domestic Product growth, debt-to-GDP ratio and more, as well as information on trade, banking and...
North Korea
Browse additional economic indicators and data sets, selected by Global Finance editors, to learn more about North Korea economic outlook, debt to GDP ratio, international trade performance and population trends. Rankings of North Korea best banks and safest banks are also available.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Bangladesh: New Parliaments Legitimacy
MILESTONES By Thomas Clouse Bangladesh held national elections in early January despite escalating political violence and a boycott by opposition parties. The ruling party, the Awami League, easily kept control of parliament, with its candidates winning 232 of ...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Singh Backs Gandhi For Top Job
NEWSMAKERS By K.A. Badarinath Fourth-generation Nehru-Gandhi family scion, Rahul Gandhi, looked set to enter the political fray as ruling Indian...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
An Aerial View Of North Koreas Economy
MILESTONES By Valentina Pasquali In recent years a nighttime satellite image of Eastern Asia has gone viral on the Internet. The image displays the glowing, electricity-filled skies of China, Japan and South Korea, and a black hole in ...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Asia: Backing The Right Horse
REGIONAL FOCUS By Thomas Clouse With China’s economy slowing, investors are pondering where the next big growth story will come from in emerging Asia. Many are betting on the ASEAN countries, which face regional, economic and political hurdles. ...