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Dollar carry trade dangers
If there is a reason the dollar carry trade becomes unprofitable, the interplay between different types of investors will be key, writes Aline van Duyn
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Peace premium boosts Colombo exchange
The Colombo Stock Exchange plans to hire a consultant to help it demutualise as it moves to capitalise on improved sentiment following the end of the country’s military conflict
Helping the poor just got popular
Microfinance is proving increasingly popular with investors from different economies, attracted by its crisis-proof qualities as well as the social-good aspect
Farmers criticise India’s price fixing scheme
India’s government is “suppressing” hundreds of millions of impoverished farmers by fixing unrealistically low prices for crops to ensure cheap food in the cities, a farmers’ advocate said at an economic conference
NEC helps limit Nikkei’s losses
NEC took the spotlight in Tokyo trading on Friday as the stock rallied the most in a year
Russia woos City to aid recovery
Alexei Kudrin, the Russian finance minister, travelled to London to woo investors ahead of Russia’s return to international debt markets for the first time in 10 years
Bullish debut for Chinese property IPO
Evergrande Real Estate staged a strong debut in Hong Kong on Thursday, shrugging off the cool investor response to a flood of recent Chinese property offerings
View of the Day: Get the Latin feeling
Emerging markets investors should favour Latin America over Asia in the near-term, says Simona Paravaniat HSBC Asset Management
Malaysian PM warns Islamic financial sector
The fast-growing Islamic financial sector is attracting global attention as conventional financial institutions continue to reel from huge losses, Malaysia’s prime minister said
The right tools for emerging market benchmarks
Institutional investor appetite has triggered an exponential growth in the number of emerging market indices
Indian stocks remain under pressure
Indian stocks came under severe selling pressure this week as corporate earnings disappointed and the Reserve Bank of India told the market to expect interest rates to rise soon
