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Greek default "highly likely" in new Fitch rating of sovereign bonds
Fitch Ratings has lowered Greece's long-term issuer default rating to 'CCC' from 'C', suggesting a default on Greek government bonds is "highly likely".
22 Feb 2012
Swedish economists sceptical about Greece bailout deal
Nordea and SEB economists are unimpressed with the deal struck overnight for a second €130bn bailout of Greece.
21 Feb 2012
Managers warn Portugal has less room to manoeuvre than Greece
As the Greek tragedy plays out, managers are turning their eyes to Portugal - and they do not generally like what they see.
17 Feb 2012
Saving the Euro - Viewpoint fromTroika Dialog's Evgeny Gavrilenkov
Evgeny Gavrilenkov, chief economist at Troika Dialog bank, suggests that Greece's pain may be the price required to save the euro.
16 Feb 2012
Pressure increases on Athens as finance ministers cancel meeting
European officials have increased pressure on Greece's government to receive its €130bn of rescue package, as finance ministers have cancelled their meeting in Brussels today where they were due to move on the rescue.
15 Feb 2012
Russia not expected to be included as MSCI indices rebalanced
Each quarter, as key stock market indices such as MSCI are rebalanced, markets hoping to be upgraded are on tenterhooks for the announcement of their inclusion. The new review is due tomorrow (February 15).
14 Feb 2012
Germans warn Greece the hard work is not over
Greece's rulers have backed further austerity measures necessary for their struggling country receiving €130bn in central aid, but primary financier Germany warned Athens must still "do its homework" after repaying the next tranche of loans to fall due, on 20 March.
13 Feb 2012
Greece's leaders face third day at the negotiating table
Greece's ruling parties will meet for a third consecutive day today in yet another effort try to agree austerity measures that are the preconditions for more bailout money, as other European leaders warn them a final deadline approaches before their country officially becomes bankrupt.
07 Feb 2012
Veritas - High Noon in Athens
Markets and politicians will never agree on some things - quelle surprise, and c'est la vie.
06 Feb 2012
Renaissance AM hires CEO from HSBC fund arm
Renaissance Asset Managers has had a major hiring coup by appointing Barbara Rupf Bee its chief executive, from HSBC Global Asset Management, continuing its expansion of staff and funds in emerging markets.
06 Feb 2012
Troika Dialog Moscow Forum: Where does the big money go?
In the sixth and final blog in a series from the Troika Dialog Investment Forum in Moscow, moderator Anton Rakhmanov put delegate questions to a panel of investment professionals.
06 Feb 2012
Troika Dialog Moscow Forum: Risk Management
In the fifth blog in a series from the Troika Dialog Investment Forum in Moscow, panelists considered Russia's commodity sector.
06 Feb 2012
Troika Dialog Moscow Forum: Progress on Privatization
In the fourth blog in a series from the Troika Dialog Investment Forum in Moscow, a panel comprising business executives, financiers, government officials and investors agreed that Privatisation is good for Russia but some internal contradictions and internal conflicts in the process need to be cleared up.
06 Feb 2012
Troika Dialog Moscow Forum: Putin’s six-point plan
In the third of a series of blogs from Troika Dialog’s Moscow Forum, Russian president Vladimir Putin, already on the presidential campaign trail, offers his economic outlook.
03 Feb 2012
Troika Dialog Moscow Forum: Disputes over Russian oil
In the second of a series of blogs from the Troika Dialog Investment Forum in Moscow, panelists disagree about almost everything to do with the present and future of Russian oil.
03 Feb 2012Regions
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Opportunities abound for Dragon investors
The Chinese Year of the Dragon promises drama across the world, yet the opening weeks of 2012 are throwing up some surprising investment opportunities.
Events
InvestmentEurope Fund Selector Forum Sweden
InvestmentEurope's country specific forum for Sweden takes place in Stockholm on 24 April 2012
InvestmentEurope Fund Selector Forum France
InvestmentEurope's country specific forum for France takes place in Paris on 22 May 2012.
