Emerging Market

(Reuters) - Procter & Gamble Co on Thursday brought back A.G. Lafley to run the world's largest household products maker, replacing Bob McDonald immediately in the midst of a major restructuring. Lafley is taking on the roles of chairman, president and...

NEW YORK (AP) — Procter & Gamble Co. is bringing back its former CEO, as the world's largest consumer-products maker tries to spur global growth. In a surprise move, P&G said Thursday that former CEO A.G. Lafley, a 33-year industry veteran, is...

PARIS (Reuters) - Carrefour shares dropped over 5 percent on Thursday, reversing gains from the day before, amid concerns the world's No. 2 retailer is pulling out of too many high-growth markets after the surprise sale of a Middle Eastern venture. The...

By Natsuko Waki LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - The world's biggest investors may be rethinking 20 years of boosting overseas holdings and are instead seeking more stable cash income at home, as aging societies and tighter regulation dull risk appetite. This...

LONDON (Reuters) - The world's biggest investors may be rethinking 20 years of boosting overseas holdings and are instead seeking more stable cash income at home, as aging societies and tighter regulation dull risk appetite. This heralds a structural...

By Rachna Uppal and Mala Pancholia DUBAI, May 22 (Reuters) - The lure of sub-saharan Africa, with its geographic proximity and promise of higher returns, is tempting cash-rich Gulf Arab bond investors to look south, a marked departure from the relative...

By Tim McLaughlin BOSTON, May 22 (Reuters) - U.S. investors searching desperately for higher yields are piling into Africa's emerging bond markets but may not be getting paid enough for the chaos and uncertainty still stalking sub-Saharan countries, some...

* Stock exchange expects two foreign listings next year * Says four local companies could offer shares by year-end * Calls for better regulations in Colombia capital markets By Helen Murphy and Nelson Bocanegra BOGOTA, May 20 (Reuters) - Colombia aims...

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - There is a new gold rush in the Asia-Pacific: rising incomes and consumer spending by Asia's fast-growing middle classes that is generating unprecedented opportunities for multinational firms. If western firms recognize those...

By Sujata Rao LONDON, May 17 (Reuters) - The coveted investment grade rating has arrived in Turkey and foreign capital may follow - possibly a lot of it. But here's the multi-million lira question: What kind of cash will it be? What Turkey desperately...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - With the world's biggest central banks driving yields on safe assets to near zero, some investors are tossing caution to the wind and rushing to buy illiquid and previously overlooked bonds sold by countries with no capital markets...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors worldwide cut back on commitments to high-yield "junk" bond funds in the latest week, giving just $100 million to the funds globally after committing over $1 billion the prior week, according to Bank of America Merrill...