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Even if ratified, the FTA with the US may be most notable for what was excluded

A new report on how to keep the Asian Development Bank relevant to a rapidly changing region skirts around a key problem: how power will be shared between Asia’s emerging economic powerhouses – Japan, China and India

Asian debt capital markets are dogged by a lack of deals. New issues are concentrated in the banking sector, and a dearth of corporate borrowers has left fund managers chasing riskier private deals

Assessing the potential for carbon saving activities

Former US Treasury Secretary warns on reserve accumulation

Pakistan Mobile Communications Ltd - $250 million senior unsecured notes

China’s economy surged in the first quarter of this year, raising fears of overheating. Central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan tells Emerging Markets how he’s managing the risk

UBS Investment Bank’s reputation in the international capital markets has never been higher, but its credibility suffered a hard knock yesterday (Thursday) when it was forced to announce the winding-up of its subsidiary Dillon Read Capital Management.

Omar Cruz tells EM why he had to go

The financial services industry, long regarded as a safe haven from private equity raiders, was startled this week by the spectre of LBO risk as Sallie Mae fell to a $25bn leveraged buy-out, the largest ever in the US financial sector.

…but legislation may not survive the election period

IFC To Quadruple Infrastructure Assistance Over Next Three Years