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Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets : Economy Set To Pass Germany’s

CHINA Pro-Tibetan protests have dogged the run-up to the Beijing Olympics. China upwardly revised its 2006 and 2007 gross domestic product (GDP) growth numbers, pushing the country closer to surpassing Germany to become the world’s third-largest economy. According ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets : India Targets $200 Billion Exports For 2008-2009

INDIA Indian automobile manufacturers are scaling up production, unfazed by rising inflation. The Indian commerce ministry has announced that it has set India’s export target at $200 billion for 2008-2009. This export target is a part of India’s ...

Country Report

Features : Sweet Spot For The Philippines

COUNTRY REPORT: THE PHILIPPINES The Philippines seems to be avoiding the worst of the global market slowdown, but there have been a few hiccups along the way. The financial Makati district in Manila is not feeling the pinch of ...

Banking

Milestones : Indian Project Financing Gets Ex-Im Bank Boost

INDIA Reaching out: The US hopes its firms can win a slice of India's $500 billion spending spree. Bhopal Medical College Trust is the first Indian project to reap the benefits of US Export-Import Bank’s (Ex-Im Bank) Indian ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

EM Investor : Palm Oil Producer Reaps Rewards

Company To Watch: Ioi/malaysia Palm oil prices have almost doubled in the past year on rising demand from China and India and increased use of crude palm oil as an alternative energy source. Kuala Lumpur-based IOI, ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets : Issuers Seek To Repurchase Their Foreign Bonds

India ICICI Bank: One of the Indian banks repurchasing bonds. Indian banks and corporate bond issuers in international markets are taking advantage of the widening credit spreads and tightening liquidity conditions in global bond markets ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets : Stock Slide Hits Ipo Plans

China Chinese students prepare for this summer's Olympics in Beijing. China will more strictly examine applications from listed companies to issue new shares on domestic capital markets, the China Securities Regulatory Commission announced after the ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets : China Solar Energy ADR Fails To Shine In Debut

DR NEWS ReneSola, a China-based manufacturer of solar wafers, listed 10 million American depositary shares on the New York Stock Exchange on January 29. Although the issue was priced at a discount of 9.7% to the underlying shares, which trade ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets : Foreign Investment Limits Tumble

INDIA Piling in: Investors gave an enthusiastic response to Reliance Power's $3 billion IPO. In its bid to keep up the growth momentum in the Indian economy, the Indian coalition government lifted investment restrictions on foreign investors in ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets : India ETF To Trade On Nyse’s Arca

NEWS PowerShares Capital Management last month announced the first exchange-traded fund (ETF) to provide direct exposure to a diversified portfolio of Indian securities. The PowerShares India Portfolio, with symbol PIN, was set to begin trading in late February on NYSE ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets : Miner Eyes Record-Breaking Deal

BRAZIL Rock solid: Vale is thought to be ready to bid for Xstrata. Brazilian mining giant Vale (formerly CVRD) is in talks to acquire Swiss mining company Xstrata, reportedly for $90 billion. The deal would be the single ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets : Roaring Economy Boosts State-Owned Companies’ Profits

CHINA Riding high: China's economic growth continues to break records. China’s economy grew 11.4% in 2007, its fastest rate in 13 years. Fourth-quarter GDP growth fell to 11.2% year-on-year, however, as government tightening measures and weakening global demand ...