August 2009

Lawyer Michael Diaz, Jr., Says Financial Fraud Victims May Benefit From Swiss Bank’s Disclosures

by Shu August 28, 2009 Diaz Reus News

 

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WTO win could open China’s door to US companies

by Shu August 13, 2009 Trade

GENEVA — The United States has defeated China in a wide-ranging ruling at the World Trade Organization that could provide massive market opportunities for American makers of everything from CDs and DVDs to music downloads and books. The verdict Wednesday finds definitively against China for forcing American media producers to route their business in China [...]

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Foreign Private Equity Firms Might Get the Chance to Go Local

by Shu August 10, 2009 Trade

Auguest 7, 2009 If Shanghai city officials have any say in the matter, that whole talk of Shanghai and Hong Kong becoming the new financial centers of the world might actually come true. Shanghai officials petitioned to the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) in hopes of loosening restrictions for foreign private equity firms to [...]

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Green buildings: Opportunities and risks

by Shu August 5, 2009 Regulatory Compliance

By Carlos Gonzalez & Arti Sangar In recent years, the Middle East has emerged as a centre for monumental buildings. Dubai is currently building the world’s tallest—Burj Dubai—while Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar all are considering building rival towers over the course of the next decade.   Although attention-grabbing, these developments also cause enormous [...]

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Are Latin American Attitudes Toward Foreign Banks Changing?

by Shu August 5, 2009 Finance

QWith numerous multinational banks and financial services corporations badly tarnished by their role in the global economic meltdown, are Latin American countries’ attitudes toward foreign banks changing? If so, in what way? How might the current environment affect foreign financial services companies operating in Latin America? Should countries make regulatory changes in their banking systems? [...]

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