According to WSJ, European Banks’ UAE Exposure Totals $83.7 Billion. The breakdown is as follows: UK banks = $49.5B French banks = $11.3B German banks = $10.2B Dutch banks = $4.7B Swiss banks = $4.3B Italian and Belgian banks = $3.2B The British banks that have large exposure to Dubai World are:Â HSBC Holdings (HBC), …
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Some of the best brands in the world are owned by Swiss companies. According to the “Switzerland’s 40 Most Valuable Brands” report published by Interbrand earlier this year, the most valuable brand of Switzerland is Nescafe, the classic instant coffee. Nescafe is owned by the Swiss food company Nestle (OTC: NSRGY) which took the third …
To select the 10 dividend stocks I used the The NASDAQ Dividend Achievers Index published by Mergent. This Index is weighted by market capitalization and tracks the performance of top dividend stocks traded on the NASDAQ market. Components of this index meet the following criteria: Must trade on the NASDAQ Company must be incorporated in …
The 10 Most Profitable Malaysian Banks based on Net Income as of Dec 2008 are listed below: [TABLE=245] Source: BankScope
The Top 10 Malaysian Banks based on Assets held as of Dec, 2008 are listed below: [TABLE=244] Source: BankScope