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...once burned, twice shy" isn't an old Chinese proverb, it probably should be. As Gao Xiqing, the chief investment officer of China's $200 billion sovereign wealth fund, meets in New York City this week with Morgan Stanley CEO John Mack to discuss increasing the Chinese government's stake in the venerable - and flailing - investment bank, he bears an obvious burden. Last December, the CIC (the China Investment Corp.) invested $5 billion for a 9.9% stake in Morgan Stanley (for which the bank must pay CIC a 9% annual dividend until 2010). On paper, that investment is now down...
...probably have questions. And not "What does CDO mean again?" sorts of questions but more along the lines of "Is it time to hide under the covers?" Here we tackle some popular queries--while emphasizing that just because we discuss the possibility of bad things happening doesn't mean they will...
...Bolivia Three-Way Standoff South American leaders held an emergency summit in Chile to discuss the antigovernment protests that erupted in Bolivia in early September, leaving at least 18 people dead and 100 wounded. Present was Bolivian President Evo Morales, who earlier had called the rebellion a U.S.-backed coup d'état and expelled the U.S. ambassador. The U.S. called the claim baseless, throwing out its Bolivian ambassador in return. Venezuela's Hugo Chávez, claiming to have uncovered a U.S. plot against himself, removed his country's U.S. ambassador in solidarity with Bolivia--and prompted...
...Furthermore, it seems that there is more room for compromise in Zimbabwe generally, at least for the time being. Mugabe may be willing to discuss economic reform more than in earlier situations, as he acknowledges the influence of Tsvangirai and looks forward. By agreeing to the current political arrangement, Mugabe has demonstrated at least some capacity for negotiation and compromise. And even with Tsvangirai in charge of the day-to-day government, Mugabe would be able to claim a portion of the credit for any economic successes, with deniability and a ready scapegoat if the situation does not improve...
Officials at Harvard Management Company, which invests the University’s $36.9 billion endowment, routinely decline to address investment strategy with reporters and have not broken that silence to discuss the impact of these events...