Myanmar: FDI Law Passed with $5m Restriction Dropped
September 9th, 2012
Via Irrawady.org, a report on the Myanmar’s new foreign direct investment law: Burma is open for business. Burma’s Union Parliament passed the controversial Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) law on Friday but dropped the clause which required minimum investments of US $5 million. Speaking to The Irrawaddy on Friday, Lower House MP Win Oo, a member […]
Read more »Afghans Wary As Efforts Accelerate To Tap Mineral Riches
September 9th, 2012
Courtesy of The New York Times, a report on how the potential of a mining boom is splitting various factions in Afghanistan: If there is a road to a happy ending in Afghanistan, much of the path may run underground: in the trillion-dollar reservoir of natural resources — oil, gold, iron ore, copper, lithium and […]
Read more »“Resource Nationalism” Clouds Indonesia’s Economic Prospects
September 8th, 2012
Courtesy of The Diplomat, an article on Indonesia and the potential impact resource nationalism may have upon its continued fast growth: In Indonesia, considered by many to be one of the most promising economies alongside China in Asia, there has been an increase in regulatory changes in a variety of sectors ranging from mining to […]
Read more »Frontier Markets: Out Of The Shadows
September 8th, 2012
Via FundWeb, a report on frontier markets: While compelling growth stories abound in the world’s frontier investment markets, uncertainty around rapidly evolving political situations as well as ongoing corporate governance and liquidity problem seem to be keeping some investors on the sidelines. Often characterised by having some form of political or macroeconomic risk or under-developed […]
Read more »Bangladesh: The Next Investment Hot Spot?
September 8th, 2012
Via The Daily Star, a look at Bangladesh’s investment potential: Bangladesh gradually becomes a preferred destination for Southeast Asian investors due to its cost competitiveness and a suitable geographical location, said a Singaporean minister yesterday. “The world was defeated by the growth of China for more than half a decade. But the world today has […]
Read more »Is Gazprom’s Position Weakening?
September 5th, 2012
Via STRATFOR (subscription required), a very interesting two-part analysis of the challenges building up against Gazprom both internally in Russia and externally as well: State-owned Gazprom currently accounts for more than 80 percent of Russia’s natural gas production. Moreover, the company has a monopoly on natural gas distribution (via pipeline or liquefied natural gas) and exports […]
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