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Dubai's inexorable momentum

Dubai's momentum is much talked about. Even in the underwater-themed tranquillity of the Al Mahara restaurant of Dubai's seven-star Burj Al Arab hotel you can't escape it. In fact the sharks swimming next to your gin and tonic and the delightful scoop of yoghurt, coriander and mint sorbet only reinforce the impression of prosperity and dynamism that the city exudes.

September 01, 2003

Foreigners climb on board China's A-train

China's A-share market has such a shady reputation that foreign investors might have been expected to revel in their exclusion from it. But its recent opening to outside institutional investors has been greeted with enthusiasm.

Chris Cockerill, September 01, 2003

Saudi Arabia moves beyond oil

An advocate of privatization and foreign investment, Ibrahim Abdulaziz Al-Assaf is a key figure in economic change in Saudi Arabia.

Nigel Dudley, September 01, 2003

Opinion

Here comes debt swap man again

David Mulford, chairman of CSFB International and long-term friend of the banks, is set to follow such luminaries as JK Galbraith by becoming US ambassador to India. If his past is anything to go by, expect India to do a billion-dollar debt swap within months.

Julian Evans, September 01, 2003

Emerging markets offer safe harbour

Emerging markets offer US funds significantly safer investment opportunities than some G7 countries, according to new research from risk analysis firm RiskMetrics.

Katie Astbury, September 01, 2003

Sinking or sailing together

Turkish banks' dependence on earnings from treasury bills has put them in the same ramshackle boat as the government and rendered them apathetic towards innovation and consolidation.

Metin Munir, September 01, 2003

Risk managment poll - credit derivatives

September 01, 2003

Corporate governance 2003: Good practice boosts performance

Results of Euromoney's corporate governance poll suggest that the efforts a company makes to ensure appropriate practices are reflected in its share price.

Julie Dalla-Costa, September 01, 2003

Investors delve at margins for yield

The emerging-market bond bubble may be close to bursting as the US economy shows signs of picking up and bondholders digest a recent rise in yields. It means investors will have to dig harder for opportunities in the CEE region.

Julian Evans, September 01, 2003

Corporate Governance Survey - Methodology

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September 01, 2003

A lot of steel to build steel plants

Fixed-asset investment in China is growing faster than demand, creating overcapacity that may never be drained no matter how fast exports grow. A new burden of potential non-performing loans could be accreting as a result.

Chris Cockerill, September 01, 2003

Why bank merger mania looms

Banks reported strong results for the first half of the year, so it seems odd that senior executives at US banks are so concerned about stagnant revenues. It has been an issue for two years, but there were ways of getting around it. First came cost-cutting. Then revenue from the consumer sector held up, with sustained buying and remortgaging of houses, and spending on credit. Third was what banks call yield-curve plays and the rest of us proprietary trading.

September 01, 2003

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