International Business News - MBT http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif It was rocky first half of 2008 for those investing in emerging markets, as everything from the U.S. subprime mess to snowstorms and earthquakes jolted confidence in the historically high-growth sector. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/adrs-in-focus-emerging-markets-poor-start-to-08.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:33:57 EDT MBT Financial Corp. said Wednesday its board declared a regular quarterly dividend of 18 cents. The holding company for Monroe Bank & Trust said the dividend is payable July 15 to shareholders of record June 25. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080530/mbt-financial-sets-quarterly-dividend-of-18-cents.htm Fri, 30 May 2008 17:58:52 EDT Russian mobile phone operator Mobile TeleSystems OJSC said Thursday it named Mikhail Shamolin president and chief executive, replacing Leonid Melamed. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080529/mobile-telesystems-names-mikhail-shamolin-ceo-president.htm Thu, 29 May 2008 13:10:14 EDT An index of Russian ADRs spiked in Monday afternoon trading after Mechel Steel Group OAO changed the way it calculates its share ratio. Moscow-based Mechel said Monday it changed its ADR-to-share ratio to one-to-one from one-to-three. ADR stands for American Depositary Receipt, which is a security designed to allow U.S. investors to trade shares of companies based overseas. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080519/adrs-in-focus-russian-index-rallies.htm Mon, 19 May 2008 14:27:44 EDT