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...there are some vulnerabilities here, too: several of Turkey's banks have been acquired by foreign companies, including two European banks that have run into financial trouble elsewhere, Fortis and Dexia. Turkey also has a current account deficit that amounts to about 6% of its economy, and a recent Goldman Sachs study of emerging markets most at risk highlights that deficit as a potential trouble spot. Still, overall, Turkey came in 12th out of the 18 countries that Goldman examined, just behind Brazil, but in substantially better shape than the Czech Republic, Poland, Ukraine, Romania and the worst-placed country...
...Seoul's decision to guarantee external debt incurred by South Korean banks was cheered by market analysts. Goldman Sachs noted in a report that the package - which totals some 13% of Korea's GDP - will "go a long way toward stabilizing the jittery financial markets in Korea." Fitch Ratings added that "these measures will ensure sufficient U.S. dollar liquidity to the banking system and real economy." Investors responded positively, but cautiously. The benchmark Kospi stock market index rose 2.3% on Monday, while the won gained 1.4% against the dollar...
...Administration is now doing this, but three questions are raised: Was it a fair deal to the taxpayer? The answer to that seems fairly clear: taxpayers got a raw deal, evident by comparing the terms of Warren Buffet's injection of $5 billion into Goldman Sachs, and the terms extracted by the Administration. Second, is there enough oversight and restrictions to make sure that the bad practices of the past do not recur and that new lending does occur? Again, comparing the terms demanded by the U.K. and by the U.S. Treasury, we got the short end of the stick...
...called ‘social enterprise,’” Silbert said. “It was called the nonprofit sector. I was considered on the fringe and not a part of mainstream business.”John C. Whitehead, a former co-chairman of investment bank Goldman Sachs, cited the public school system as an area in which nonprofit work could make a difference, saying the government has failed “miserably.”Whitehead called on the panel’s audience members to participate in social enterprise regardless of their economic status...
...recently completed a book entitled “Billions of Entrepreneurs: How China and India Are Reshaping Their Futures—and Yours.” He discussed his research for about 20 minutes and then fielded questions from MIT economics professor Abhijit Banerjee, Boston University history professor Merle Goldman, Harvard Kennedy School professor Rohini Pande, and audience members. Harvard professor Homi K. Bhabha, director of the Humanities Center, moderated the lecture. Bhabha introduced the event by pointing to the Center’s goal of addressing “both regional and global” perspectives. Bhabha elicited laughter...