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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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Top 10...acronyms you really ought to know
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In depth
“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.