What happens when Capital Flows to Emerging Markets Stop Suddenly?

One of the biggest risks of investing in emerging markets is that capital inflows from advanced countries can stop suddenly. This can be due to many reasons such as political problems, higher possibility of higher return in advanced countries, over-heating of the emerging market economies, etc. When capital inflows into emerging markets stop suddenly the …

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The World’s Most Profitable Banks in 2008

The following are the 25 most profitable banks in the world based on their 2008 earnings as per The Banker magazine: [TABLE=167] Not surprisingly Chinese banks dominates this list with a total of five and three among the top five ranks. ICBC of China ranks the most profitable in the world with a profit of …

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