GLOBAL
FINANCE
FEBRUARY 2009
Inside:
COVER STORY:
DEFLATION
BY LAURENCE NEVILLE
MARKET REPORT: CARBON TRADING BY PAULA L. GREEN
SECTOR REPORT: SOVEREIGN WEALTH
FUNDS
BY ANITA HAWSER
FOCUS: SUPPLY CHAIN FINANCING
BY DENISE BEDELL
SPOTLIGHT:
CORPORATE FRAUD
BY ANITA HAWSER
ANNUAL REPORT:
STARS OF CHINA
BY THOMAS CLOUSE
AWARDS: BEST TRADE FINANCE BANKS
BY GORDN PLATT
17 Fear Factor
US policymakers have already braced themselves for a bout of deflation, and many corporations are quaking at the prospect of price declines. Some are wondering, though, how bad can it really get?
FEATURES
21 Carbon Trade-Up
Barack Obama's support for carbon trading will help strengthen an already growing market.
24 Back To Basics
A series of disastrous investments in Western banks and mounting pressure to invest more locally is prompting a sea change in sovereign wealth funds' investment attitudes.
27 Tightening The Supply Chain
Just a short while ago, supply chain finance was seen as a novel luxury. For many corporations now it could be the key to survival—and
future prosperity.
31 Desperate Measures
Crumbling asset values and wild volatility have left a trail of disaster in their wake. They also exposed some truly shocking frauds.
34 Stars Of China
Banks and corporations will both play key roles in helping China to continue driving the world's economic growth.
42 Best Trade Finance Banks
Trade finance banks are enjoying rising demand for basic risk management services as world trade faces a difficult period.
REGULARS
2 Dear Reader
4 Newsmakers
8 Milestones
10 Emerging Markets Roundup
16 Emerging Markets Investor
54 Foreign Exchange
58 Global Equity/DRs
59 Corporate Debt
60 Mergers & AcquisitionsG
2009 FEBRUARY
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