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<title><![CDATA[Commentary: Will China’s Stimulus Work?]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 13 Nov 08 03:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Is four trillion yuan enough to save the world economy? ]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[Christopher Bjorke]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Commentary:&nbsp; Weathering the Storm]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 31 Oct 08 04:10:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The uncertainty infecting Western markets has not spared Asian markets, making for a rocky few weeks for equities and currencies and spurring governments to take what action they can to]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[Christopher Bjorke]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Career Opportunities for Corporate Treasurers in Asia]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 31 Oct 08 04:10:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Over the past few years, the world experienced a financial boom where mass investments flowed into the market. Many companies around the world financed their assets with significant leverage and liquidity risk. However, the dark era began when the US sub-prime crisis exploded last year. Followed by the finance tsunami recently]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[Pan Zai Xian, Robert Walters]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Managing the New FX Risks]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 31 Oct 08 04:09:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Alarming shifts in many Asian currencies left markets in turmoil and forced governments to take emergency action last week. The South Korean won and the Indian rupee plumbed new lows while the sharp appreciation of the Japanese yen darkened prospects for]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[Christopher Bjorke]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Commentary:&nbsp; Encouraging Outlook, So Far]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 16 Oct 08 02:20:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The past week saw markets plummet and surge and central bankers struggle to contain a crisis. It also produced an encouraging report about Asian growth.]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[Christopher Bjorke, AFP]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Cash Column: Emerging Markets, Infancy to Maturity]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 2 Oct 08 02:26:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Most people know a special child in their neighborhood who exhibits great potential. Even at an early age it's evident that this small child will develop into a very mature, prosperous adult. They]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[Terrence R. Foster, CTP]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[A Two-way Street for Treasury Solutions]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 2 Oct 08 02:18:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Net private capital flows to emerging markets climbed to US$782bn in 2007, according to the Institute of International Finance (IIF), the global association of financial services firms. This was up from US$568bn in the previous year. At the same time, emerging economies have themselves become significant net exporters of capital, exporting US$1.38 trillion of net capital through a combination of official reserves, lending abroad, equity outflows (including sovereign wealth funds) and portfolio equity. ]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[Rajesh Mehta, Citi]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Current Trends in Islamic Structured Finance and Capital Markets]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 2 Oct 08 02:10:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Since last summer, structured finance has come into sharp focus on account of its role in propagating the economic fallout from the US sub-prime crisis, causing a major re-assessment of risk, and the price it should command across all asset classes, a widespread retrenchment of mortgage exposures, and substantial liquidity injections by]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[Heiko Hesse, IMF - Andreas Jobst, IMF - Juan Sole, IMF]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Cash Management Trends in India]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 18 Sep 08 03:58:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Cash management and payments developments in India: bank offerings and new corporate best practices]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[Niraj Vedwa, Nucleus Software]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[M&amp;A's Evolving Risks]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 18 Sep 08 03:34:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[M&amp;A trends showing new approaches to valuation and due diligence]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[Christopher Bjorke]]></author>
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