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    International trade remains robust, even as the world’s multinationals  reshore, near-shore and otherwise reshape the interlocking pieces. 

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    Finland's and Sweden's joint application for NATO membership entails serious economic changes.

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    International trade remains robust, even as the world’s multinationals  reshore, near-shore and otherwise reshape the interlocking pieces. 

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PROXY VOTING: CHANGES TO ISS EQUITY PLAN GUIDELINES

January 09, 2015
  • North America,
  • Governance, Regulation & Compliance,
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Proxy Voting | Management
Proxy advisory firm ISS updated its proxy voting guidelines last fall to introduce a more detailed approach to the recommendations it makes on companies’ equity plans and shareholder proposals for an independent chairman. The changes could create uncertainty for companies during this year’s proxy season.

QATAR INVESTMENT AUTHORITY: AL-THANI TO HEAD SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUND

January 09, 2015
  • Middle East,
  • Emerging Markets,
  • Global Investing

Qatar | Newsmakers
Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohamed bin Saud Al-Thani, a member of Qatar’s ruling family, was appointed CEO of the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) as part of a reshuffle that includes the addition of other Al-Thani family members.

FRONTIER MARKETS REPORT: GEORGIA

January 09, 2015
  • Central & Eastern Europe,
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  • Global Investing

The global financial crisis and several factors peculiar to Georgia have affected foreign direct investment inflows, but investors willing to deal with tensions and risks will find opportunities.

FDI NORTH AMERICA: CHASING THE DIXIE DOLLAR

January 09, 2015
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North America | FDI & Economic Development Update
Knowing their target markets helps northern US states and Canadian provinces compete with the southern US for foreign direct investment.

MEXICAN COMPANIES GAIN ACCESS TO EUROCLEAR FOR PESO DEBT

January 09, 2015
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Corporate Debt | Capital Markets
Euroclear will extend its cross-border settlement services at the end of January to Mexican corporate debt instruments known as cebures, or “bourse certificates.” This will enable Mexican companies to issue peso-denominated debt specifically targeted to international investors.

CHINA EASES INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS

CHINA EASES INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS

December 17, 2014
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China | Milestones
China will allow foreign firms to increase their ownership stakes in encouraged sectors and enter into previously protected industries, according to investment guidelines drafted by the National Development and Reform Commission.

ISRAELI VENTURE CAPITALISTS FINANCE ARAB START-UPS

December 17, 2014
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Venture Capital | Trends
Start-up companies and innovators in the Arab World have suffered from underinvestment and lack of technology infrastructure in recent years.

ABRAAJ GROUP: INVESTING IN CITIES

December 17, 2014
  • Capital Raising & Corporate Finance,
  • Emerging Markets,
  • Global Investing

Global Finance sat down with Tom Speechley, a partner in emerging markets private equity investment firm Abraaj Group and CEO of Abraaj North America, to discuss key markets for investment, future EM stars and the lure of cities as investment destinations.

CHANGING ECONOMIC CLIMATE OF EMERGING MARKETS

December 17, 2014
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Seeking A New Paradigm | Emerging Markets Growth
To ascertain whether emerging markets is an obsolete term, we must first understand what it means.

PAKISTAN: CHANGE NEEDED TO ATTRACT FOREIGN INVESTMENT

December 17, 2014
  • Asia-Pacific,
  • Emerging Markets,
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Pakistan | Frontier Markets Focus
Pakistan’s ability to attract both foreign direct and domestic investment fell dramatically during the past decade. Some of the reasons why still apply.   

SHAREHOLDER ACTIVISTS JOIN FORCES ACROSS THE ATLANTIC

December 17, 2014
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Shareholder Activism | Management
Shareholder activism—when investors in a company use their equity as a lever to pressure management—is booming and will grow dramatically on both sides of the Atlantic through mid-2016

QATAR: MIDDLE EAST’S RICHEST COUNTRY KEEPS ON SPENDING

December 17, 2014
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Qatar | Country Report
Qatar shows no signs of slowing its internal and external investment. The IMF says Qatar’s real GDP growth should average 6% to 7% in the medium term, supported by public investments, and will likely remain the fastest-growing in the region

FOREIGN EXCHANGE MARKET FACES CULTURAL CHANGE IN WAKE OF FIXING SCANDAL

December 17, 2014
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Foreign Exchange | Capital Markets
How to take the gaming instinct out of foreign exchange traders has become the order of the day, following last month’s imposition of $4.3 billion in fines on six global banks for manipulating currency benchmarks.

QATARI MONEY TALKS IN FOREIGN CAPITALS

December 17, 2014
  • Middle East,
  • Capital Raising & Corporate Finance,
  • Emerging Markets,
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Qatar | Country Report
The QIA, one of the world’s largest sovereign wealth funds with $170 billion of assets, was initially rebuffed, but regardless of the outcome of the deal, it has other fish to fry.

Basel Committee Tries to Address Discrepancies in Bank Capital Ratios

Basel Committee Tries to Address Discrepancies in Bank Capital Ratios

December 11, 2014
  • Global Banking,
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Which banks are best-capitalized? The answer is not that easy, if Basel III risk-based capital ratios are the only thing looked at. It depends a lot on what is observed.

CHINA: A NEW ECONOMY IN THE MAKING

November 14, 2014
  • Asia-Pacific,
  • Capital Raising & Corporate Finance,
  • Treasury & Cash Management,
  • Global Banking,
  • Global Investing

Annual Survey | Stars Of China
Something’s changed this year. Midmarket innovators are taking the lead, Internet companies are now world-beaters, and banks are staking their ground in a whole new way.

ROMANIA: PROCEED WITH CAUTION

November 13, 2014
  • Central & Eastern Europe,
  • Emerging Markets,
  • Global Investing

Frontier Markets Focus | Romania
Romania aggressively pursues foreign direct investment by providing a number of incentive programs. But international investors should approach each one carefully.

SEISMIC SHIFTS UPEND THE FX BUSINESS

November 13, 2014
  • North America,
  • Western Europe,
  • Capital Raising & Corporate Finance,
  • Foreign Exchange,
  • Global Banking,
  • Global Investing

FX Supplement 2014 | Overview
Will regulation repair forex’s damaged reputation—and are banks ready for the culture change?             

CROSS-BORDER M&A DOUBLES AS COMPANIES ENTER NEW MARKETS

November 13, 2014
  • North America,
  • Western Europe,
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Capital Markets | Mergers & Acquisitions
Global cross-border mergers and acquisitions totaled $1.1 trillion during the first nine months of 2014, more than double the level of the same period a year earlier, according to Thomson Reuters.

MYANMAR'S FIRST CROSS-BORDER, NONRECOURSE PROJECT FINANCING

November 13, 2014
  • Asia-Pacific,
  • Capital Raising & Corporate Finance,
  • Emerging Markets,
  • Global Investing

Capital Markets | Myanmar
The frontier market with a population of 60 million is seeking to rejoin the global economy following nearly 50 years of isolation under military rule.
 

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