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Emerging & Frontier Markets

Local Government Debt Shadows China

Emerging Markets Investor: News By Gordon Platt Julian Thompson, portfolio manager at Threadneedle Emerging Markets Equity Fund, says he expects China’s economic growth to slow and sees much more opportunity in other parts of the world. Much of ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Trading Up

ANALYSIS — ASIA'S EXPORTERS By Thomas Clouse Asia’s exporters are all benefiting as China’s manufacturers begin to move up the value chain. The Asian economic miracle is hardly a new story, but every once in a while, ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets: China

ROUNDUP By Thomas Clouse Power hungry: China’s energy use climbs China overtook the United States to become the world’s largest energy consumer, according to figures released in July by the International Energy Agency. China used energy equivalent to ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Former Foes Tighten Ties

VIETNAM By Thomas Clouse Clinton: Comments on marine conflicts upset China Vietnam and the United States participated in joint military exercises last month for the first time since the war between the two countries ended 35 years ago. The ...

Award Winners

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)...

Award Winners

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...

News

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 ...

Banking

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 ...