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Latin America Natural resources and energy

How Brazil is failing Petrobras

Petrobras has recently found itself mired in corruption scandals and holding sky-high debts that have led to the downgrade of its credit rating. Much of what’s behind the lagging performance

Finance North America

US credit rating reform comes up short

US legislators have proposed several reforms of the US credit rating system. Yet, incentives for credit agencies remain misaligned, while a new subprime market begins to grow. Financial regulation in

Asia Pacific Economics

For soft landing, China must tackle debt-to-GDP ratio

China passed multiple economic hurdles in 2013, but there are more challenges to come. A sustainable debt-to-growth ratio will be the key issue to tackle in 2014. China showed the