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Can Stock Exchanges Support the Growth of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises? Lessons from India, South Africa, and Jamaica
Despite their importance in creating private-sector jobs and diversifying economies, small to mediu
m-sized enterprises (SMEs) often struggle to access adequate finance.
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Growth on the Frontier: Insights From African Executives
Sub-Saharan Africa has emerged as one of the world's fastest-growing regions.
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Investing in Emerging Markets: The Returns Are in the Details
When investors bunch countries together with labels like BRIC, it often obscures the subtle differ
ences in national economies such as trade exposure to the U.S., Europe, Japan and China.
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China's Outbound Investment: A Bid for Influence or Better Returns?
As Asia's wealth grows, new investors from the region are looking for prospects beyond their borde
rs. Chinese corporates are poised to take an even larger role in global commerce as they turn to cross-border mergers and acquisitions.
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Great Ambition: Islamic Finance Goes Global
Islamic banking, based on religious principles that forbid collecting interest, is one of the fast
est-growing sectors in global finance and one that escaped significant damage during the financial crisis.
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Credit Markets: What's Next?
Institute Chairman Mike Milken moderates our annual look at the issues shaping the global credit m
arkets. How are corporate bond markets responding to new capital-requirement rules for banks and dealers?
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The World in Turmoil
Events of the past year suggest the world is sinking deeper into turmoil. Religious extremists are
literally gaining ground in the Middle East and Africa, and Russia backs Ukrainian rebels in defiance of Western sanctions.
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