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Emerging & Frontier Markets

Milestones : Chinas Banks Face Call To Tighten Environmental Standards

CHINA Kiani Kertas pulp mill in Indonesia Bankrolled by an injection of capital from the Chinese government, which enabled them to write off non-performing loans (NPLs), as well as fresh investment from foreign stakeholders, China’s leading commercial banks ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets : Monsoon Fury Inundates India’s Financial Capital

India Indias monsoon:: Too late and too strong In June the Indian markets were worried about the impact of a...

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Features : Terrorism Insurance / Holes in the Safety Net

Despite the lessons learned in recent terror attacks, companies are still unprotected against the catastrophic losses they could face in...

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Milestones : Will America’s China Bashers Harm the US Economy?

United States/China When Chinas CNOOC withdrew its $18.5 billion all-cash offer to buy US oil company Unocal in early August,...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Corporate Finance : Coal Miner, Bank Open China’s Ipo Floodgates

Global Equity/DRs Chinas biggest coal producer and the countrys fifth-largest lender made initial public offerings in June that set the...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Corporate Finance : Deal Helps Bank Austria Take Clear Lead In CEE

Mergers & Acquisitions Erich Hampel, CEO of Bank Austria Creditanstalt, writing in the banks 2004 annual report, said, In Central...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Corporate Finance : Euro’s Heightened Political Risk Does Not Detract From Success Of Single Currency, Analysts Say

Corporate Financing Focus The clear no votes in the Netherlands and France on the EU Constitution led some market participants...

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Cover Story : Living On The Edge

Just months after analysts began suggesting it could topple the dollar as the worlds favorite currency, the euro has been...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets : Chinese Firms Embark On Shopping Spree

China Oil giant CNOOC joined the rush to snap up foreign assets Chinese companies continued to demonstrate their economic prowess...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets : Company To Watch: Hyundai Motor/south Korea

Shifting to Overdrive South Koreas Hyundai Motor is stepping up its globalization campaign. In late June it revealed joint-venture plans...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets : Fund Focuses On India’s Yuppies

NEWS S.V. Prasad Mumbai-based Birla Mutual Fund is launching the Birla India GenNext Fund, which will invest in equities of...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets : Taiwanese Technology Companies Jump Back In Market

DR News Taiwan-based technology companies, which accounted for the vast majority of capital raised via global depositary receipts in 2003,...