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2008-05-05:
Name Date
El Salvador: Country outlook El Salvador: Country outlook 2008-05-05
FOR ####-## DOMESTIC POLITICS: As the president, Antonio Saca, of...in March of Rodrigo Avila as the candidate for Arena, the...his earlier selection, Mr Funes, a popular media personality, has performed...seats, it does not have a majority; the FMLN has ##
Business Asia 05 May 2008 Business Asia 05 May 2008 2008-05-05
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, is facing a bleaker political outlook and a difficult run-in to the...pr esiden tial elec- tions, as a result of rising domestic food...more expen- sive. Indonesia imports a substanti al proportion of its...day, making the country and a large swathe of its population
Country Risk Service El Salvador May 2008 Country Risk Service El Salvador May 2008 2008-05-05
United Kingdom El Salvador at a glance: ####-## OVERVIEW The...when Arena selected Rodrigo Avila as its candidate. He will face...performing well in the polls. As a result of the shift in...to implement his policy agenda, as no party has a simple majority in Congress. A difficult external environment will drive
Country Forecast El Salvador May 2008 Updater Country Forecast El Salvador May 2008 Updater 2008-05-05
United Kingdom El Salvador at a glance: ####-## OVERVIEW The...when Arena selected Rodrigo Avila as its candidate. He will face...performing well in the polls. As a result of the shift in...to implement his policy agenda, as no party has a simple majority in Congress. A difficult external environment will drive
Country Report Honduras May 2008 Country Report Honduras May 2008 2008-05-05
The Economist Intelligence Unit is a specialist publisher serving companies establishing...## years it has been a source of information on business...and presentations. The firm is a member of The Economist Group...various other electronic formats, such as CD-ROM, Lotus Notes, online
Honduras: Country outlook Honduras: Country outlook 2008-05-05
of his four-year term as president left to run. With...Nacional (PN), the government lacks a clear majority, and will remain...seen its public support plummet as a result of its failure to...results on key commitments, such as tackling high levels of corruption
Country Risk Service Honduras May 2008 Updater Country Risk Service Honduras May 2008 Updater 2008-05-05
#HQ United Kingdom Honduras at a glance: ####-## OVERVIEW With...operation. The government has agreed a new arrangement with the IMF...deteriorate further in ####-## as spending on wages and salaries...keep the fixed exchange rate as an anchor to control prices
Country Risk Service Zambia May 2008 Country Risk Service Zambia May 2008 2008-05-05
#HQ United Kingdom Zambia at a glance: ####-## OVERVIEW The...for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) face a major challenge in mollifying a divided electorate. A large majority of urban voters...external debt relief are making a difference to the lives of...the drafting and adoption of a new constitution will progress only
India financing: Lenders see no mortgage crisis here India financing: Lenders see no mortgage crisis here 2008-05-05
The Economic Times (India)] Even as global markets look at India...money. Lenders have not gained as much from the real estate...is that the borrower has a high stake in his own...repossessed. Although officially, banks lend as much as ##% of the value of
USA insurers: Berkshire Hathaway posts sharp decline in profit USA insurers: Berkshire Hathaway posts sharp decline in profit 2008-05-05
compared with the same period a year earlier, with underwriting income...million, or $### per Class A share, from $#.# billion...or $#,### per Class A share in the quarter a year earlier. Operating income, which...## billion, or $#,### a Class A share, down from $#.##
Japan: Political and economic outlook Japan: Political and economic outlook 2008-05-05
LDP#;s hopes of achieving a strong result at the next...delay calling the election for as long as he can. Nevertheless, the need...to China at end-####, a reciprocal visit to Japan by...could see an end to a dispute over the development of
China exchanges: Government to curb over-speculation in IPO sales China exchanges: Government to curb over-speculation in IPO sales 2008-05-05
have long been under attack, as the institutional investors can order...times over-subscribed in China, as investors rush to cash in
USA asset management: Rank injustice USA asset management: Rank injustice 2008-05-05
market share in businesses such as share underwriting, debt issuance and...and mergers and acquisitions (M&A), also be fingerprinted? That league...Nick Studer of Oliver Wyman, a consultancy, some have a dedicated sales team with the...to good effect: according to a study by Jack Bao at
Ireland banks: Bank of Ireland is latest lender to raise rates Ireland banks: Bank of Ireland is latest lender to raise rates 2008-05-05
bank, which controls more than a fifth of the mortgage market...#.## per cent for a mortgage worth less than ##...#.# per cent for a loan worth more than ##...variable rate mortgages, offering customers a reduction of #.# per
Germany/Czech Republic banks: LBBW buys Czech BAWAG Bank Germany/Czech Republic banks: LBBW buys Czech BAWAG Bank 2008-05-05
disclosed. The acquisition would appear a good fit as BAWAG Bank CZ specialises on...offering general retail banking services. As such it will be merged...from Sachsen Landesbank to act as a private bank for Eastern Germany
India banks: State Bank Q4 net profit rises 26%, beats forecasts India banks: State Bank Q4 net profit rises 26%, beats forecasts 2008-05-05
robust loan growth thanks to a fast-growing economy. The bank...from ##.## billion rupees a year earlier. Total income rose...rupees from the same period a year earlier. Analysts had forecast...over four billion dollars through a share rights issue. The bank
Philippines currencies: BSP warns of volatility in forex market Philippines currencies: BSP warns of volatility in forex market 2008-05-05
emerging economies like the Philippines as it feeds into risk aversion...we remain focused on ensuring a stable macro environment as a buffer to such changes by...products and sometimes referred to as hot money due to their...the portfolio tally again showed a net outflow of $### million
Germany banks: Deutsche Bank buys company's failed loans Germany banks: Deutsche Bank buys company 2008-05-05
held by Coltrane CLO PLC, a collateralized loan obligation that was...this week. The bank bought "a little over a third" of the ### million...KPMG LLP, said Oonagh Baerveldt, a spokesperson for Frankfurt-based Deutsche...## auction, KPMG said in a statement yesterday without providing details
UK financing: Scottish housing market 'still robust', says top lender UK financing: Scottish housing market 2008-05-05
in #### and it expected a "mid single digit" percentage decline...Scotland there has not been a year where an overall price...to be generally