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Green sprouts

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2009
... landscaping and plumbing and even nail manufacturers. Add this to the green sprouts starting to show in the United States and China and you have the makings of a turnaround. Yes there are still problems. Some greedy bank or institution might suddenly ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2009
... up 33 cents, after the miner told the ASX it was committed to delivering a partnership with the Aluminium Corporation of China (Chinalco).

Pocketing the change

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2009
... to the snippets of positive news that have been flowing over the past few weeks. By the way, the World Bank reports that China's economy is on track to hit bottom by midyear. If these run of good news continue, the RBA would not need to slash interest ...

Outsourcing the next boom market

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2009
... global financial crisis. But if you fear jobs will disappear in droves to citizens of developing countries such as India and China - take heart. Around 46 will consider outsourcing their back-office application and form processing to local firms, compared ...

Sustainability grows in EMs

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2009
... over US$50 billion," she said. The IFC-Mercer report also produced the first rating on ESG practices of fund managers in China, India, South Korea, and Brazil, identifying best-practice examples to pre-empt ESG risks and enhance returns. The project ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2009
... eased five cents or 0.95 per cent to $5.21. Elsewhere in resources, the new $1.75 billion offer to miner OZ Minerals from China's Minmetals was positive if regulators approve the deal, Ms Chan said. "There are still hurdles to go through. It still requires ...

FTSE launches Asian sector indices

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2009
... target the region. This series of indices provide access to countries included on the FTSE Asia Pacific Index including China, Hong Kong SAR, Indonesia, Philippines, Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore, India, Malaysia and Thailand. Each sector index is derived ...

China and India investment themes remain: Actis

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2009
... billion in investments last year, emerging market private equity firm Actis is searching for the best buys across Africa, China, India, Latin America and South East Asia. Paul Fletcher, Actis senior partner, said the firm is adopting a "wait and see" ...

The light, the light

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2009
... Reserve has virtually guaranteed to keep long-term rates low by purchasing these debts directly. Will this be enough to entice China to buy more pieces of the US government? The same thing happened on the way to the UK. Yields on long-term UK gilts rose ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2009
... 0.33 per cent, or 26.21 points, to 7,945.96. HONG KONG - Hong Kong share prices closed 2.26 per cent lower on Friday, as China Mobile and Chinese financial stocks dragged down the main bourse. The benchmark Hang Seng Index slumped 297.41 to 12,833.51 ...