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BRIC to BIC

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2009
... declined markedly." Roex said the majority of PE funds believe the risks of investing into Russia, Central and Eastern Europe, and Africa, have increased significantly in the past year. Sarah Alexander, EMPA president, said, "Investors recognize that ...

Fresh mint

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2009
... little birdy told it that the US central bank will be doling out greenbacks - enough to buy several countries in Eastern Europe, Latin America or Asia or two Australias. Or if you want to spread your risk and diversify, a combination of countries in ...

Nationalisation - that ugly word

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2009
... Bank (ECB) for further monetary policy aid. The meeting became particularly crucial after Moody's reported that eastern Europe have succumb to the contagion and a recession there would be more severe than those in the west of the Continent, putting at ...

Deutsche extends MENA services

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2008
... Hayes, MENA head of equity sales trading and Christopher Laing, co head of equity capital markets for central and eastern Europe and MENA. Salman Al Khalifa, Deutsche Bank head of global markets sales for MENA, said the bank has managed to build a fully ...

ING taps Ukraine insurance market

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2008
ING Group extends its reach in Eastern Europe after receiving approval to provide its life insurance services in the Ukraine. The firm is expected to begin servicing this market from its head office in the country's capital, Kiev, in the first half ...

Zurich extends political risk insurance to EMs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2008
... emissions trading gained traction. "Zurich recently wrote political risk coverage for a gas pipeline project in eastern Europe that is expected to generate over 29 million carbon credits over the next five years," said Anderson. "We are also active in ...

GES and Limestone launch Eastern Europe SRI fund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2008
... negative qualitative screen and will engage companies to improve their environmental and social risks. "The markets of Eastern Europe offer a new opportunity for investors who want to maintain their ethical standards," said Veronika Juchnewitsch, Limestone ...

Ernst & Young unites

... have changed from being country-specific to global by nature. The decision only affects offices in Western and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, India and Africa. However, more than 700 partners in the Far East will adopt a similar model across 15 countries ...

Franklin Templeton launches EM fund

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2008
... "We are seeing tremendous opportunities to invest in companies across various sectors in emerging markets from Eastern Europe, the Asia Pacific region, Africa to Central and South America," said Mobius. "Many emerging markets have robust GDP growth ...

ING IM target resource rich states

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2008
... and Middle Eastern economies would remain strong despite an impending US economic slowdown. "The Middle East and Eastern Europe have become much more important over the last few years and they'll play a bigger factor going forward because export markets ...