India: The Other BRIC in Latin America
August 11th, 2011
Via the Americas Quarterly, an interesting look at the growing linkages between India and South America . As the article notes: When trade relations between Argentina and China hit choppy waters early last year, a new partner suddenly appeared on the horizon. In April 2010, Beijing stopped buying Argentine soybean oil in retaliation for Argentina’s […]
Read more »Colombia And Peru: The Next Latin American Growth Frontiers
August 2nd, 2011
Via Frontier Strategy, an interesting look at how Colombia and Peru are becoming the next Latin American growth frontiers: Buoyant consumer spending and robust FDI illustrate why MNCs are paying close attention to Colombia. In Peru, the appointment of a pro-business cabinet demonstrates that Humala’s government will emphasize growth and continuity. Meanwhile, questions about the […]
Read more »Pemex Now 4th Place As Global Oil Producer
August 1st, 2011
Courtesy of Energy Daily, a report that – after almost 13 years as the third largest producer in the world – Mexico’s Petroleos Mexicanos has dropped into fourth place. As the article notes: “…Venezuela’s state-owned oil company Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A., more commonly referred to by its acronym PDVSA, claimed third place. Petroleos Mexicanos — […]
Read more »Pipeline Politics In The Former Soviet Union
July 28th, 2011
Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), an interesting lookat current politics of energy infrastructure from the Caucasus region to central Europe as the European Union seeks alternatives to Russia. As the article notes: “…Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski continued his weeklong tour of the Caucasus region on July 27, where he is visiting Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. […]
Read more »China Turns To Mongolia For Natural Resources
July 17th, 2011
Via The Washington Post, an interesting article on China’s increased interest in, and acquisition of, Mongolia’s natural resources. As the report notes: Overlooking a deep black gash in the Gobi Desert, Od Jambaljamts watched Caterpillartrucks rumble across the rim of the world’s biggest undeveloped coal deposit — and mused on Mongolia’s good fortune to have […]
Read more »Monthly Regional Insights: Asia Pacific
July 14th, 2011
Courtesy of the Frontier Strategy Group, an updated look at the economic outlook for Asia:
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