The severe slowdown of international trade flows and trade financing during the global crisis have impacted heavily on the export-dependent Latin American economies, yet there are signs that the market is starting to pick up.
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Bent Flyvbjerg
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Local players step up as Russian market thaws
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Infrastructure splurge will not be blown off course
October 5, 2009The credit crunch may delay Turkey's extensive plans to upgrade power supplies and road networks, but it has certainly not derailed them. Writer Philip Alexander
Capital markets thrive on adversity
October 5, 2009Despite the downturn, share prices on the Istanbul Stock Exchange are soaring on the strength of the country's banks, as global liquidity and optimism return. Writer Metin Demirsar
The return of the Samurai
October 5, 2009After a five-month standstill following Lehman's collapse last September, activity in Japan's samurai bond market is beginning to pick up and is taking a new direction, breaking the taboo on non-sovereign issues. Writer Charles Smith
A structured approach to FX
October 5, 2009While investors remain cautious, Frances Maguire finds that they are looking to the foreign exchange market for its low correlation with the equity market and using structuring to access it.
The FX factor
October 5, 2009FX prime brokerage is a mysterious financial service. Natasha de Terán talks to experts in the field to clarify exactly what it is, its place within a bank's portfolio, and what it can offer clients.
Crisis shakes up the competitive landscape
October 5, 2009While damaged counterparty status has driven some banks back from the foreign exchange market, those with healthier balance sheets are expanding their offering. Philip Alexander reports.