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The rise in consumer debt has increased the number of for- profit debt settlement/relief companies but some have engaged in deceptive, abusive and fraudulent practices victimizing consumers and at times financial institutions. Some debt settlement companies have charged fees to enroll customers in deceptive programs or to settle debts but did not provide the services while others misappropriated settlement payments, operated without a license, or facilitated identify theft. 14 There are over 50 publicly-announced investigations and regulatory actions against abusive and/or fraudulent debt settlement companies nationwide. The regulation of the debt settlement industry varies from state to state but. | Opportunities and Challenges of Investing in Emerging Markets A Case Study of Panama by Marianne Ganster Bachelor of Science Economics 2001 Boston College Submitted to the Department of Urban Studies and Planning in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science In Real Estate Development at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology September 2007 2007 Marianne Ganster. All Rights Reserved. The author hereby grants MIT permission to reproduce and distribute publicly paper and electronic copies of thesis document in whole or in part in any medium now known or hereafter created Signature of Author Department of Urban Studies and Planning July 27 2007 Certified by Brian Anthony Ciochetti Professor of the Practice of Real Estate Development Thesis Supervisor Accepted by David Geltner Chairman Interdepartmental Degree Program in Real Estate Development 1 Opportunities and Challenges of Investing in Emerging Markets A Case Study of Panama by Marianne Ganster Submitted to the Department of Urban Studies and Planning on July 27th 2007 in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Real Estate Development ABSTRACT Many Real Estate investment firms are looking to the world s emerging economies in their real estate investment strategies to seek optimal returns in opaque or inefficient markets. Although these investments carry increased political regulatory and currency risk cross-border real estate investment has been on the rise. This thesis will broadly explore the nature of investment in emerging markets and survey risks associated with deploying capital in these markets from the perspective of a foreign investor In order to assess explicit real estate opportunities and address the issues relevant to investors pursuing them the scope of research was narrowed to focus on one Latin American country that has compelling opportunity for real estate investment Panama. In recent years this emerging market has seen .
