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Exxon Mobil to explore offshore South Africa

(by AP Associated Press) Exxon Mobil to explore offshore South Africa through stake in region, future rights IRVING, Texas (AP) […]

EM fund’s returns boost

(By EM) Deleveraging by Western banks has increased opportunities for funds offering financing to companies in emerging markets, a fund […]

8 overseas markets worth exploring

Something not so funny has happened on the road to the future. The five overseas markets that were supposed to […]

Management pay in emerging markets surges

(By EM) Senior managers in emerging markets now enjoy pay levels on a par and sometimes higher than those of […]

Oil, reforms make Nigeria top pick in frontier markets

(By EM) Frontier markets will benefit from the search for yield and, in sub-Saharan Africa, Nigeria is a good pick, […]

Egypt secures $4.8 billion IMF loan

(By EM) Egypt and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) reached an agreement on a 22-month Stand-By Arrangement The agreement was […]

What an Obama Victory Means for the Middle East

Memo to the Arab World: Good news and bad news with the re-election of Barack Obama to the White House. […]

In emerging Europe, Turkey is the investors favorite

(By EM) Turkey is investors’ favorite in emerging Europe as it was recently upgraded to investment grade, but some analysts […]

The Elections, Gridlock and Foreign Policy

By George Friedman, Stratfor, The United States held elections last night, and nothing changed. Barack Obama remains president. The Democrats […]

Renminbi on the International Stage

By Mark Mobius, Franklin Templeton Blog,  http://mobius.blog.franklintempleton.com/2012/10/24/renminbi-on-the-international-stage/#more-1893 For more than a decade, China’s currency, the Renminbi (RMB), had been on […]