The Best Banks in Central and Eastern Europe for 2009

The following are the ” Best Banks in Central and Eastern Europe for 2009″ according to rankings published by Global Finance magazine: Albania – International Commercial Bank Belarus – Belarusbank Bosnia and Herzegovina – Raiffeisen Bank Bosnia Hercegovina Bulgaria – Raiffeisenbank Bulgaria Croatia – Privredna Banka Zagreb Cyprus – Bank of Cyprus Czech Republic – …

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Knowledge is Power: Gold Mining Stocks Edition

A glance at a selected 100 of the world’s most beaten up mining stocks, including a focus on misadventures and bad luck in the gold space.Bottom fishing global mining stocks THE IMF has increased its growth forecast for next year by more than 25pc, fuelling hopes of recovery.Sharp rise in IMF 2010 growth forecast Local …

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The Best Banks in Africa for 2009

The following are the ” Best Banks in Africa for 2009″ according to rankings published by Global Finance magazine: Algeria – Arab Banking Corporation Algeria Angola – BES Angola Botswana – Standard Chartered Bank Botswana – Cote d’Ivoire Ecobank Ethiopia – NIB International Bank Gambia – Trust Bank Ghana – Ghana Commercial Bank Guinea – …

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The Best Banks in the Middle East 2009

The following are the ” Best Banks in the Middle East for 2009″ according to rankings published by Global Finance magazine: Bahrain – Ahli United Bank Egypt – Commercial International Bank (CIB) Iraq – Commercial Bank of Iraq Iran – Parsian Bank Jordan – Arab Bank Kuwait – National Bank of Kuwait Lebanon – BLOM …

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Will US Stocks Lead European Stocks in a Recovery ?

Yesterday’s New York Times had a piece titled “Europe Lags as U.S. Economy Shows Signs of Recovery“. This article stated that while the European economy was still gloomy and will remain in recession well till 2010 primarily due to differences in policy difference between the Europeans and Americans in solving the current economic crisis. The …

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