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Ex-economy minister draws attention to commodity prices

President to miss annual meeting amid mounting political chaos

Felisa Miceli was a surprise choice as Argentina’s new economy minister. What her views are remains anyone’s guess

Mexico must focus on public investment, education and public health for the neediest, says presidential frontrunner Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador

Argentine central bank president Martin Redrado tells Emerging Markets how he intends to keep inflation at bay. Yet sceptics warn that aggressive dollar purchases might not be the answer

China to cut savings; Malaysian pension fund outsources fund management; Thaksin wants to talk

Calyon, Royal Bank of Scotland and Standard Chartered this week priced Korea's first international mortgage securitisation since Standard Chartered took over Korea First Bank — at the moment the market's only issuer — in April 2005.

Pimco, which manages the world's biggest bond fund, has become one of the first US asset management firms to set up a bond trading desk in Asia.

Three Indian equity and equity-linked issues have been sold smoothly in the past week, after the messy launch last week of Reliance Communication Ventures' $500m convertible bond, which was widely condemned in the market as mispriced.

Macquarie International Infrastructure Fund signed its debut syndicated loan on Monday, increasing the amount from $150m to $170m. Mandated arrangers ANZ Investment Bank and DBS Bank held $20m and $45m respectively, and brought in five other lenders in syndication.

Johnson Electric Holdings is to sign its five year loan today (Friday) in Hong Kong with a total of 11 lenders. The $530m deal replaces a Sfr700m ($553m) bridge facility that was signed in August 2005 and provided funds for the acquisition of a Swiss electrical manufacturer. Citigroup and HSBC, which held the original mandate, were joined as coordinating arrangers by five other institutions. Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ committed $80m, as did Citi and HSBC. Mizuho Corporate Bank took $70m, while Bank of China and BNP Paribas took $55m and DBS Bank $40m.

Infrastructure Development Finance Co (IDFC) signed its $135m loan on Wednesday in Mumbai with the World Bank's International Finance Corp and a small group of commercial lenders.