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Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets: DR News

Companies Based In India Increase DR Offerings By Gordon Platt Equity issues by India-based companies using depositary receipts rose from $100 million in 2008 to $3.4 billion last year. The rush of DR issues is likely to ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Milestones: Stimulus Adds To Growing Pressure On Prices

Vietnam By Thomas Clouse Off to the races: Vietnam’s stimulus efforts trigger renewed inflation fears Vietnam is redirecting its efforts from stimulating the economy to controlling inflation after the country’s consumer prices rose by 1.38% month on ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

The new world powers

THE NEW WORLD POWERS The coming decade will witness a fundamental rebalancing of economic power, setting the stage for this to become the Asian Century. By Harold L. Sirkin It is clear to almost everyone that ...

News

Newsmakers: Anti-Corruption Drive Goes Away

Indonesia By Thomas Clouse Yudhoyono: Two key aides fall under suspicion Tens of thousands of protestors took to the streets in cities across Indonesia on December 9 to urge the government to do more to fight corruption. The ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Cover Story: Asia Prepares To Unleash Its Full Potential

EMERGING MARKETS FOCUS: ASIA Asia has confounded skeptics with its remarkable rebound, but its continued rapid growth will depend on some tough decisions. By Thomas Clouse Asia’s economic outlook was bleak this time last year. Despite ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets: China

Roundup By Thomas Clouse Open market: China’s Nasdaq-style GEM opens for business China’s economy will grow by 8.4% this year, according to World Bank estimates, and by 8.7% in 2010. The World Bank projected 2009 growth of 7.2% ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets: India

Roundup By Aaron Chaze Poor transport infrastructure weighs on India’s competitiveness The Indian government’s privatization program has received a shot in the arm after the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) gave the green light to a proposal ...

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Newsmakers: New Premier Charts A Difficult Course

Japan By Thomas Clouse Hatoyama: Tough decision will be made a little easier with news of recent economic growth Japanese prime minister Yukio Hatoyama and his Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) swept into office in September with pledges ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets: HSBC Indian Equity Fund Produces Strong Return

Investor HSBC Indian Equity Fund Produces Strong Return. By Gordon Platt Sanjiv Duggal, investment director of equities at Halbis, the active fundamental investment management arm of HSBC Global Asset Management, closely monitors the progress of the monsoons, ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Asia Pacific

Emerging Markets: DR News

Milestones: Stimulus Adds To Growing Pressure On Prices

The new world powers

Newsmakers: Anti-Corruption Drive Goes Away

Cover Story: Asia Prepares To Unleash Its Full Potential

Emerging Markets: China

Emerging Markets: India

Newsmakers: New Premier Charts A Difficult Course

Emerging Markets: HSBC Indian Equity Fund Produces Strong Return

Features: Asia Goes Abroad

Newsmakers: Asia’s Economic Titans Promise Closer Ties

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