Depository Receipt Roundtable: A reliable business in unreliable times

Depository Receipt Roundtable: A reliable business in unreliable times

Published: October 14, 2008

Depository receipts have proven to be a reliable business even in these volatile times. Indeed, trading on GDRs is actually up 87% this year, even though new issuance is dramatically down on 2007.
emeafinance gathered several of the top institutions from the cosy depository receipt market together to talk about how their businesses are faring, and found them in a relatively positive mood: headcounts are steady in their departments, revenues are also relatively steady, and even if the primary DR market is not that active, the outlook is good in 2009 for new issues from Russia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and the Middle East.

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