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The best forecaster

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2008
... longer a problem. And in case it still is, the Fed has shown that it could immediately contain rising prices. Foreign investors are willing and eager to lend financing to the US. And others more. Hindsight is a really wonderful thing. We know now that ...

FTSE 'watches' Greece and South Korea

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2008
... included in Hong Kong, will be moved to China. The firm found Taiwan had improved its access to markets for foreign investors and implemented a number of market reforms in the past year, said Mark Makepeace, FTSE Group chief executive. "We will continue ...

Kenya budgets right for investments

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2008
... losers in the first Budget announced since the formation of Kenya's first coalition government, with local and foreign investors first in line to benefit. The group said in a report that household consumers will benefit from lower food prices. "The zero ...

Finland the most low risk

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2008
... with international standards for accounting rules and practices. "Companies in Finland are more transparent to foreign investors and partners whose due diligence, legal, and accounting costs are reduced," the report states. Lower overall business costs ...

Investment infrastructure needs upgrade: ACSA

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2008
Australia must update its investment infrastructure and abolish some taxes to attract more foreign investors, according to a custodial expert. Speaking at the Australian Custodial Services Association (ACSA) conference, Bryan Gray, chairman at ACSA ...

G'day Vietnam

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2008
... greater transparency," Nguyen said. "The Vietnamese government understands it needs transparency to attract foreign investors and ensure the economy can grow." Nguyen said VECL listed on the NSX because it required less capital to list compared to the ...

Move over BRICs, Middle East is coming

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2007
... were gradually incorporating economic liberalisation measures into their economies and opening their markets to foreign investors. "If it was completely opened up to foreign investment, Saudi Arabia would be one of the largest emerging markets in the ...

Bombay Stock Exchange leads governance reforms

ALEX DUNNIN IN MUMBAI REPORTING FROM THE INAUGURAL AUSTRALIA INDIA FINANCIAL FORUM  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2007
... banking system to catch-up," he added. But another reason, Patel said, "was we moved so quickly because our foreign investors were being disadvantaged due to time zone differences." The BSE corporate governance measures are also on par with or exceed ...

Lower foreign withholding tax will boost Australia: IFSA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2007
... chief executive of the Investment and Financial services Association (IFSA). "We are getting feedback from our foreign investors that it is not a good move [to have such a high withholding tax] & if we do not get this right, it is possible that our real ...

European vacation for investor capital

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2007
... forecasts modest growth of between 2.5-3 per cent. While the US market has been cashing in on its foreign assets, foreign investors often aren't enjoying the same ride on their US assets. It stands to reason that Europe's sparkling new investment image ...