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Emerging & Frontier Markets

Company To Watch: Ranbaxy Laboratories / India

INDIAN DRUG MAKER SEEKS TO CASH IN ON GENERIC LIPITOR By Gordon Platt Ranbaxy Laboratories, India’s largest pharmaceuticals company, has secured a six-month exclusive right to sell a low-cost version of Lipitor, Pfizer’s popular anti-cholesterol drug, in the ...

Banking

EM Regional Review: Asia

WAITING GAME By Anita Hawser Asia is watching closely to see what happens to the West's buckling economies. However, intraregional trade growth and ever-increasing trade between the emerging markets will help cushion any impact. Much of the world’s ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Hopes For Era Of Stability In Kyrgyzstan

MILESTONES: KYRGYZSTAN By Kim Iskyan Late October’s landslide victory of incumbent prime minister Almazbek Atambayev as the new president of Kyrgyzstan may bring a modicum of stability to the country’s tumultuous domestic political environment. Atambayev may favor ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Shenzhen Promotes Itself As A High-Tech Hub, As China Beefs Up Antitrust Credentials

MILESTONES: CHINA By Matt Greco With an audience as full of Chinese citizens as of Americans, officials from the City of Shenzhen touted its appeal as a center for high-tech investment at a conference in New York City in ...

News

Woodford Out Of The Picture At Olympus

NEWSMAKERS: JAPAN By Luca Ventura When Michael Woodford was promoted to president and then CEO of camera and medical equipment maker Olympus Corporation earlier this year, analysts and investors had high hopes for the future of the 92-year-old ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

FX Supplement: China’s Lofty Ambitions For The Renminbi

CHINA’S LOFTY AMBITIONS FOR THE RENMINBI By Gordon Platt The Chinese government continues to make strides in internationalizing its currency. Qu, HSBC: Domestic demand should support 8.5% to 9% growth in the coming quarters Every long march ...

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SAFEST EMERGING MARKET BANKS IN ASIA 2011

Global Finance names the Safest Emerging Market Banks 2011 in Asia NEW YORK, November 3, 2011 Global Finance magazine (...

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Report And Awards: The Stars Of China

YIN AND YANG By Thomas Clouse China continues to sidestep major global economic woes, with its growth rate expected to hover close to 10%. However, the country faces its own unique set of challenges in effectively securing continued ...

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The Stars Of China: Banks

By Thomas Clouse BANKS BEST CITY COMMERCIAL Bank of Jiangsu Bank of Jiangsu is reportedly awaiting regulatory approval for its much-anticipated IPO, but the Nanjing-based lender has not let the wait impede its efforts to add innovative products and services. ...

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The Stars Of China: Companies

By Thomas Clouse COMPANIES AUTOMOBILES Chery International After years of torrid growth, China’s automobile market slowed significantly this year, with light vehicle sales up only 5% year-on-year in the first eight months, according to figures from J.D. Power. Chery International, ...

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Central Banker Report Cards 2011: Asia

ASIA Australia Glenn Stevens Grade: A Glenn Stevens, governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia, has a steady hand and clear policy views when it comes to making monetary decisions at the RBA. At its meeting in August, the ...

Country Report

Country Report: India

INNER GAZE By Michael Shari Global food and fuel inflation, undeveloped infrastructure and a correction in emerging markets are leading India to look inward. It’s not easy to keep a straight face in response to a banker’s ...