EMERGING MARKETS
Global Finance: Reining in Risk
Emerging markets are raising capital once again, thanks to some reassuring reforms
Uruguay: A Well-Executed Model for Debt Workouts
Its maneuvering to avoid a default in 2002 provides a lesson in "how the crisis-prevention process should work"
The Philippines' Camacho: "Less Contagion Effect"
The Finance Secretary says institutional reforms and better information now help investors make distinctions between markets
Online Extra: A Magnet for the World's Capital
After several cautious years, emerging markets are again luring investors. This time, though, fewer of them are likely to get burned
Online Extra: Mexico's "Important New Maturity"
Finance Ministry official Andrés Conesa talks about how much the country has changed since its 1995 peso crisis
From S&P: Rising Credit Quality in Emerging Markets
The good news: S&P downgrades fell to their lowest level since first-quarter 2000
Online Extra: "A Huge Appetite" for Russian Bonds
Global banks and individuals like what they see in the country's economy, and they're pumping in money
From S&P: Can Russia Make the Investment Grade?
In this report card, S&P examines where the country stands today and where it needs to improve
From S&P: Boom Times for Emerging-Market Borrowers
Low rates, better credit quality, and strong investor demand are behind a slew of new issues
From S&P: Persian Gulf Banks Start Awakening
Across the region, they're modernizing and even considering the likelihood of consolidation
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FINANCE
Argentina's Test of Wills with the IMF
Can Kirchner get his way again in crucial negotiations?
ASIAN BUSINESS
Drowning in Dollars
It's a problem for China, but is revaluing the yuan a wise move?
FUND Q&A
Tapping a Wide World of Bonds
Templeton Global Bond Fund's Michael Hasenstab credits its strong performance to "deft country and currency selection"
INT'L COVER STORY
Emerging Might
Champions in China, Russia, and elsewhere lure investors
FUND Q&A
Flocking to Emerging Market Funds
Kristin Ceva of the Payden Emerging Markets Bond Fund explains why this area is catching investors' eyes
LATIN AMERICA
Investors Are Invading Latin America
The region's stocks and bonds are red-hot -- for now
INVESTING Q&A
"Happy" to Be in Central Europe
That's where the best investing opportunities are, says Julius Baer's Rudolph-Riad Younes
S&P FUND MANAGEMENT RATINGS
Screening Top-Rated Global Funds
This tool from S&P provides a unique way to sift through European and international funds
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