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Japan dilemma as economic dependence on China grows

02 Sep 2010

Japan's growing dependence on China for growth grates with concerns over its expanding military reac...

Russia home to wealthiest expats, Eurozone lags

01 Sep 2010

Russia, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain are home to the wealthiest expats, with Eurozone countries falling ...

Double-dip fears hit stocks, yen near 15 year high

31 Aug 2010

World stocks fell on Tuesday in markets dominated by concerns the US economy is sliding back into re...

Fragile Romania goverment fights to defend IMF reforms

26 Aug 2010

Painful cost cuts and tax rises have eroded support for Prime Minister Emil Boc's centrist coalition...

Ukraine wants to revise gas deal with Russia

25 Aug 2010

The base price for Russian natural gas is still disadvantageous for Ukraine despite a new deal reach...

South Africa looks to boost investment from China

24 Aug 2010

South African President Jacob Zuma has called for greater investment in his country from China, as S...

What could emerge from Pakistan/IMF talks?

23 Aug 2010

The International Monetary Fund is to review Pakistan's budget and macroeconomic prospects following...

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Ukraine signs $950m China loan for railway link

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“Businesses in the region must cooperate with foreign investors”

20 Aug 2010

Like many countries around the world Montenegro has found the economic slowdown challenging. Yet, this relatively small country on Europe's Adriatic coast has developed a thriving economy since independence in 2006. Now, says Dusko Knezevic, President of Atlas Group, the country can play an important role both in the region and on the global stage

Africa draws a new frontier of equities

19 Aug 2010

Michael Dynes discusses the growth of private equity in Africa

African bank receives funds; enters centre stage

19 Aug 2010

In April 2010, the African Development Bank Group was granted a 200 percent increase in capital, boosting it to $100bn, to take effect in 2011

How fair is fair trade?

Neil Hodge | 19 Aug 2010

Even when companies attempt to act ethically, there are still limits on how far they can reasonably go it seems

Iraq oil hub Basra hoping to see its share of wealth

10 Aug 2010

Old pictures hanging on the walls of restaurants show canals flowing through the handsome streets of the southern city of Basra, which Iraqis used to call "The Venice of the Middle East"

Mainstream funds drawn to loans for world's poorest

02 Aug 2010

Microfinance and its goal of helping people escape the poverty trap is starting to draw mainstream investors who, ethical cudos aside, are lured by its inherent insulation from global financial trends

Myths of economics

The age of the atom

David Orrell | 08 Jun 2010

Introducing modularity will mitigate risk in the credit markets

The economies of fiction

David Orrell | 08 Jun 2010

The fables inherent in contemporary economics are various

Risk encyclopedia

Enterprise Risk Management

Dr Patrick L Brockett | 08 Feb 2010

Enterprise risk management (ERM) is a recent technique, practiced increasingly by large corporations in industries throughout the world.

Basel II to Solvency II

Dr Markus Rudolf | 10 Mar 2010

Without a sound risk allocation system, risk-related decisions are likely to be suboptimal and lead to higher volatility, following unanticipated negative events, and less investment.

Model risk

Dr Dan Galai | 08 Feb 2010

Reliance on models to price, trade, and manage risks carries risk. Models are susceptible to errors

Dynamic Financial Analysis

Prof Stephen D'Arcy | 09 Feb 2010

Dynamic financial analysis (DFA) is an application of mathematical modelling to businesses. DFA models the key elements that impact an organisation's operations and simulates thousands of potential situations, determining the firm's financial condition for each outcome.