Today marked the launch of the book 'What did we do right? - global perspectives on the Irish miracle' (Blackhall Publishing) at the Irish embassy in London. The book seeks to provide a constructive and distinctive starting point in the debate on the recovery of the Irish economy. It brings together twelve non-Irish authors to give their views on what other countries can learn from the Irish experience. In a chapter co-authored with Amalia Fugaru of the Romanian Central Bank, Dana Denis-Smith, our managing director, contributed to the book an analysis of Central and Eastern Europe, with a special focus on Romania. "For countries - especially among the emerging economies - aspiring to follow on Ireland's economic achievement, the Irish example is less a model to be reproduced than an example of the need for initiative", concluded Denis-Smith. A sneak preview of the book comes from an article in this Sunday's Business Post - click here.

Marker Global today launches a specialist service dedicated to the financial sector, especially M&A and capital markets practitioners. Our "Public Information Books" Service (PIBs Service) is aimed at investment banks, law firms and consultancies who seek to acquire fast and economical initial information on potential deals in emerging markets. Unlike other providers, our PIBs Service does not stop at packaging company, industry and country specific data obtained from English - language sources into a single document. Our service gives clients the added benefit of basic due diligence checks and analysis on the key players in the transaction by tapping into our wide network of local experts. "We started the service out of a growing need to assist clients to access vital local public information on targets in emerging markets", said Dana Denis-Smith, Managing Director at Marker Global. "Apart from gathering publicly available information, we are able to place this information into local context and thus give clients the added benefit of local insight as they plan a transaction. Through this service we step into the shoes of junior analysts but clients gain access to expert advice and invaluable local intelligence at a fraction of the price", said Denis-Smith. Read more.