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"The general question is: have you taken sufficient write-downs? The reason I ask is there are cases of other top management officials at other companies saying they were finished and then other quarters, they had big writedowns again." Michael Mayo, an analyst at Deutsche Bank, presses Dick Fuld, chief executive of Lehman Brothers, about the bank’s calculations of its subprime and illiquid assets during a conference call on Monday.
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As the UK steps up its plans for Islamic bonds, Japan reckons it just might get there first
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Credit Suisse has landed the Best Overall Trading Group award at Credit Investment News' 2008 Best Trading Desk Awards.
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As speculation mounts over a possible EIB takeover of the EBRD, doubts about the latter’s future overshadow its leadership succession
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China has become a major force in developing African infrastructure. But the biggest risk-takers are in Africa, not China
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Two banking acquisitions last October by China highlighted a new phase in the country’s position in Africa.
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1. China's exporting and importing role in the world economy has become a key factor in recent years. How would you describe China Exim’s role today?
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Infrastructure fund gets commitments, looks to mobilize $300 billion a year
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Investment products and practices that seek to benefit from rising agricultural prices are under increasing scrutiny as the food crisis rages in poor countries.
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The picture of new financiers feeding off cheap global credit to close Asia’s infrastructure gap looks increasingly shaky. Global financial turmoil is already taking its toll
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Pakistan’s new government had barely enjoyed its honeymoon when it announced a gaping hole in the country’s public finances. Meanwhile external imbalances, oil and food price shocks and soaring inflation further threaten its search for economic stability