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"Execute or be executed" reads the mantra from Khazanah on its plans for the reform of the government-linked companies (GLCs) under its control. Amid talk of performance contracts for top teams, there is evidence that the implied threat indeed has an explicit outcome.

The ability to lend is closely tied to capital markets business, writes Laurence Neville

As real estate establishes itself as an asset class of choice for investors large and small, advisers are reaping the benefits. The next product in the production line could be property derivatives.

Malaysia's local electricity supplier is just one of the government-linked companies on Khazanah's books. And, like most of them, it has plenty of problems to deal with.

Exactly four years on from the September 11 attacks, there's been little construction activity to encourage banks to move back into Lower Manhattan. Goldman Sachs's decision to build a new headquarters on the site might be crucial

During the past few years land values in Manhattan have reached new heights, with more land below 110th Street selling for at least $300 per buildable foot, and strong locations priced in excess of $700 per square foot. The drivers for this market have been the worldwide real estate market's strength, low interest rates, the weakness of the dollar, domestic and foreign focus on Manhattan, the city's resilience after 9/11 and continued economic expansion. Many of these factors reflect temporary market aberrations. However, the most important drivers reflecting permanent market adjustments are what make New York an excellent long-term investment, according to US estate agent Studley. New York consistently emerges as the most expensive US city on both a cost of living and real estate price basis.

You did your first dollar bond since the default in July. What was the strategy behind that?

Venezuela's president, Hugo Chávez, wants to build his influence in Latin America through the creation of a regional debt market. But emerging-market analysts are unimpressed.

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