Ghana’s Oil-Peddling Poll Pitch
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Ghana’s share index was up 15 percent through November on the MSCI in dollar terms on the eve of presidential ...
The Arab Spring’s Obscured Occasions
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The second anniversary of the Tunisia-originated Arab spring coincided with struggling MENA stock markets as pacesetter Egypt retraced its MSCI ...
Brazil’s Aggrieved Intervention Instincts
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Brazilian stocks were off 10 percent into December as the main Latin American market laggards as Q3 GDP growth came ...
Capital Flight’s Elusive Estimate Integrity
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The Washington-based illicit flow watchdog group Global Financial Integrity adjusted and criticized World Bank methodology to reach higher calculations for ...
Venezuela’s Succession Speculation Splurge
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Venezuelan bonds buttressed their EMBI-leading 40 percent run as President Chavez returned indefinitely to Cuba for further major cancer surgery ...
Global Remittances’ Staggered Movements
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The World Bank’s Remittances Unit estimated a 6 percent increase in developing country flows this year to $400 billion and ...
Mongolia’s Hortatory Herd Behavior
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Following its development bank deal several months ago, Mongolia debuted on the sovereign scene with a gangbuster 1.5 billion dual ...
Credit Default Swaps’ Trussed Trade
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Unlike other components in the booming fixed-income class, credit default swap activity was off 20 percent in annual terms in ...
Korea’s Covered Election Campaign Glory
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Korean shares continued as mid-pack Asian performers into the final presidential election swing as the independent candidate withdrew in favor ...
Latin America’s Awkward Middle Class Angst
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As Latin American stock markets mostly ride a wave of consumer optimism, the World Bank completed a comprehensive survey of ...