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World’s SAFEST BANKS IN ASIA 2010
Global Finance names the World’s Safest Banks 2010 in Asia NEW YORK, August 30, 2010 — Global Finance magazine (www.gfmag.com)...
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WORLD’S BEST INTERNET BANKS IN ASIA 2010
Global Finance names the World’s Best Internet Banks in Asia 2010 NEW YORK, July 26, 2010 Global Finance has announced...
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Prime Minister Attempts To Break With Party’s Troubled Past
NEWSMAKERS: JAPAN By Thomas Clouse Naoto Kan: Redefining government's strategy Japan elected its fifth prime minister in four years in June, with the lower house of parliament selecting finance minister Naoto Kan to take over leadership of the ...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
RBS Branch Sale Sets Off Banking Battle
NEWSMAKERS: PAKISTAN By Nick Kochan Key player: Former central banker, Syed Salim Raza When a struggling Royal Bank of Scotland asked for bids last year for its 79-branch network in Pakistan—acquired as part of ABN AMRO in 2007—it had ...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
China’s Currency Move Creates Winners And Losers
Emerging Markets Investor: News By Gordon Platt The People’s Bank of China last month announced that it would allow the renminbi to trade more flexibly, bringing an end to the currency’s two-year-old peg to the dollar. While any ...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Emerging Markets Roundup: India
Roundup By Aaron Chaze Desperate: India needs to spend $1 trillion on infrastructure The Indian government is planning to establish an $11 billion infrastructure debt fund with the objective of investing in the power sector and in roads ...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Emerging Markets Roundup: China
Roundup By Thomas Clouse Expo frenzy: Shanghai expects 70 million visitors China's consumer prices rose by the greatest margin in 18 months in April, while property prices increased by the fastest rate since the country began publishing the ...
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Market Forces
FOCUS: ISLAMIC FINANCE IN ASIA A centralized approach to Islamic finance is helping Asia develop an industry that may challenge the Middle East as the global hub. By Anita Hawser The Middle East is often thought of ...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Philippines Chooses Corruption Fighter For President
NEWSMAKERS: PHILIPPINES Philippines Chooses Corruption Fighter For President By Thomas Clouse Aquino: Promises to investigate previous election results Benigno Aquino III will become the next president of the Philippines, after his pledges to fight corruption and reduce ...
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Features: Awards Best Emerging Market Banks 2010 Asia
ASIA By Anita Hawser REGIONAL WINNER : HSBC As regional and foreign banks look to Asia to grow their business beyond their domestic markets, competition is heating up in the region. Traditionally a strong provider across 20 or ...
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Newsmakers: Kyrgyz Turmoil Rattles Russia
Kyrgyz Republic By Simon Watkins Kurmanbek Bakiyev After a week of defying a provisional government that seized power in an armed uprising that left at least 84 people dead, the Kyrgyz Republic's ousted president, Kurmanbek Bakiyev, resigned and ...
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Newsmakers: Malaysia Seeks To Regain Momentum
Malaysia By Thomas Clouse Najib Abdul Razak aims to boost Malaysia’s growth Malaysian prime minister Najib Abdul Razak has unveiled a new economic blueprint as part of his long-term strategy to transform Malaysia from a middle-income to a ...