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Fresh setback for Asian IPOs

A high-profile Chinese fund has cancelled a proposed investment in Hong Kong’s largest initial public offering of 2009 in a sign of waning appetite for Asian listings

China says Fed policy threatens global recovery

The US is fuelling ‘speculative investments’ and endangering recovery through loose monetary policy, Beijing warned ahead of President Barack Obama’s arrival

Optimistic on the merits of India

Kotak Mahindra is planning to capture growing investor interest by building a platform of Luxembourg-domiciled funds, starting off with infrastructure and property, to be launched shortly

Kazakhstan to launch international bond

Kazakhstan is to launch its first international bond in a decade to bolster its public finances and set a benchmark for companies to return to the capital markets

Emerging nations act to curb dollar impact

A fall of as much as a 40 per cent in the greenback against emerging market currencies such as the South African rand and the Brazilian real is hurting those countries’ exporters

View of the Day: Tough times ahead for rouble

Neil Shearing at Capital Economics says the rouble has peaked and may drop significantly against its trading basket in 2010

Analysis: Weak dollar lifts emerging market returns

Vast carry trade is raising fears of a sharp reversal for stocks, writes Gregory Meyer

Maxis set to raise $3.3bn in IPO

Malaysia’s leading mobile phone operator is set to raise $3.3bn in the country’s largest initial public offering and the biggest in south east Asia since 1992

Concern over Eskom as chairman quits

The resignation of Bobby Godsell adds to apprehension in the South Africa’s private sector about the management of the giant state-owned electricity utility

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

Farmers criticise India’s price fixing scheme

Russia woos City to aid recovery

Bullish debut for Chinese property IPO

View of the Day: Get the Latin feeling

Malaysian PM warns Islamic financial sector

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