Triple Hit for Developing Countries – Food, Fuel and Finance.

Developing countries are now facing a triple hit – food, fuel and finance, the World Bank President, Robert B Zoellick warned today. Speaking ahead of the annual meetings of the Bank and IMF, Mr Zoellick said governments must look beyond the financial crisis to contain a mounting human crisis that could push millions of the worlds poorest people to the brink of survival, and wipe out development gains.

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Financial Development Report 2009 – James Bilodeau

http://www.weforum.org/en/initiatives/gcp/FinancialDevelopmentReport/index.htm
07.10.2009
James Bilodeau presents the World Economic Forum’s Financial Development Report 2009 released on 08.10.2009 in New York. Co-authored with economist Nouriel Roubini, the report analyses and ranks 55 capital markets and financial systems around the world.

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Mutual fund company deal

The second largest private sector lender in India, the housing development Finance Corporation or HDFC has acquired an additional 10 per cent stake in HDFC asset management company AMC. HDFC AMC is the investment manager to HDFC mutual. It is also the third largest private sector mutual fund with equity assets constituting around 44 per cent of the total funds under management and also provides portfolio management and advisory services to domestic and offshore clients with funds under management.

Duration : 0:1:27

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Mutual fund company deal

The second largest private sector lender in India, the housing development Finance Corporation or HDFC has acquired an additional 10 per cent stake in HDFC asset management company AMC. HDFC AMC is the investment manager to HDFC mutual. It is also the third largest private sector mutual fund with equity assets constituting around 44 per cent of the total funds under management and also provides portfolio management and advisory services to domestic and offshore clients with funds under management.

Duration : 0:1:27

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