In The News

Plans by Bangladesh's biggest mobile phone operator Grameenphone to launch the country's largest ever initial public offering (IPO) can be seen as a glowing endorsement for the strength... 2008-07-24

General Electric (GE) is once again in the news, only this time it isn't selling off divisions. On July 22, GE and Abu Dhabi investment agency Mubadala Development announced that... 2008-07-24

South African food, healthcare and pharmaceutical company Tiger Brands has announced that its healthcare interest, Adcock Ingram, will be separately listed in the Johannesburg Stock... 2008-07-23

Iran's Minister of Energy has announced that they are in the final stages of privatising 10 power plants. By March 2009, the Ministry aims to have handed over 80 plants over to the... 2008-07-22

China's biggest train maker is hoping to raise US$2bn in a dual listing in Shanghai and Hong Kong. Beijing-based China South Locomotive & Rolling Stock Corp Ltd this week launched... 2008-07-17

The Japanese Government has sold a stake in financial conglomerate Chuo Mitsui for US$973mn, in a bid to help the mid-sized bank repay public money injected in a state bailout in... 2008-07-17

Brazilian mining giant Vale, the world's biggest producer of iron-ore, made the headlines again on June 16 when it raised BRL19.43bn (US$12.17bn) in a share sale. Despite the size... 2008-07-17

Another big-name sell off comes from General Electric General Electric (GE), who just last week moved to spin off their giant Consumer & Industrial division. The company has now... 2008-07-16

The massive re-distribution of corporate assets in the wake of the global credit crunch continues this week, as two US giants announce major divestitures of operations abroad. Crisis-hit... 2008-07-15

The second largest chemicals company in the world, Michigan-based Dow Chemicals announced on July 10 that they will acquire Pittsburgh-based rival firm Rohm and Haas Co for US$15.3bn,... 2008-07-10