Search results

China's new bankruptcy rules will lift economic growth

Location:

CHINA

Chinese law at the national level does not include provisions for personal bankruptcy. This prevents resolution of many insolvent companies that involve liabilities from heavily…

UK voters will ignore budget and elect hung parliament

Location:

UNITED KINGDOM

The budget will prove to be all but the last political event before the final campaign and the May 7 general election. Although the detail had to be determined in cooperation with…

Risk of social unrest is ticking upwards in Cambodia

Location:

CAMBODIA

Separately, the country is experiencing its worst outbreak of coronavirus infections. The sustained public health crisis threatens to set back efforts by Prime Minister Hun Sen’s…

Third Greek bailout may founder without compromise

Location:

GREECE

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has reshuffled his cabinet to include ministers more accommodating to creditor demands. He is intent on concluding the second review rapidly in…

Bankruptcy rules will improve SME efficiency in China

Location:

CHINA

However, the sector is held back by inefficiency in resolving financial distress, which prevents effective restructuring, closure and, more broadly, access to bank finance…

Fernandez will face tough challenges in Argentina

Location:

ARGENTINA

A profile of Alberto Fernandez.

Politics and debt weigh on Tanzania's gas prospects

Location:

TANZANIA

Outlook for Tanzania's gas sector.

Jansa will consolidate Slovenia’s rightward shift

Location:

SLOVENIA

Slovenia has a new four-party conservative coalition government, comprising the Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS), the Modern Centre Party (SMC), the New Slovenia-Christian…

Italy’s new government could be short-lived

Location:

ITALY

Their plans leave international investors and Italy’s EU partners alarmed at the risk to European integration.

Syriza sets collision course with Greece's creditors

Location:

GREECE

The left-right coalition will secure tomorrow's parliamentary vote of confidence, having 162 seats in the 300-seat house. However, its two parties -- Coalition of the Radical…