Archive of entries posted on May 2009

Chart: Domestic Market Capitalization Change 2008-2009

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The following chart shows the domestic market capitalization of different markets from Jan 2008 thru April 2009 (click to expand): Source: World Federation of Exchanges – Focus May 2009 Report The report contains other fascinating statistics on share trading values, domestic market capitalization of individual exchanges, equity investment flows, etc. For eg. – the market …

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Canada’s Financial System: Why Is It Stable In This Crisis?

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The IMF Country Report for Canada published today offers some unique perspectives on the reasons for the stability of Canada’s financial system since the credit crunch began. There have no been no failures of financial institutions, no large scale bailout of banks and the financial system did not undergo severe systemic pressures like it did …

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Knowledge is Power: Will China’s Economy Recover? Edition

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1.Colin Grassie, CEO, Deutsche Bank, Asia- Pacific tells The Asset that his one fervent wish for Asia in the next 10 years is for Asian savings to be more effectively recycled into domestic capital Asia: The Future – Interview with Colin Grassie 2.Chief non-Japan Asia Economist for Credit Suisse Dong Tao explains why China’s economy …

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