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HSBC and emerging markets

Emerging markets are rapidly outperforming developed economies and redefining global economics as we know it.

HSBC, a pioneer in the emerging markets, tells their story better than no other. We give you a better view of the emerging markets -- around the world -- because we aren't just studying these economies from a distance. We're there.

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Give globalisation a human face

Most economists believe that globalisation is a good thing.

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Food Fight: The global food crisis

Food is a big issue for emerging markets possibly even more so...

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Next week: Meeting China's thirst for oil

At 7.27 million barrels per day (bpd) in 2006, China is the world's second largest oil consumer. HSBC was the financial advisor for Fujian Refining and Petrochemical Company Limited, a joint venture formed in March 2007 by Sinopec and Fujian Province with Saudi Aramco and Exxon Mobil.