With China Pouring In Billions, Is Pakistan The New India?
April 21st, 2015
Courtesy of Barron’s, two interesting looks at Pakistan in light of China’s announced $46B of investment in that country. The first examines the potential impact of the investment on the market and country: China’s President Xi Jinping is visiting Pakistan this week, promising $46 billion in infrastructure investment. China wants to build a 3000km “economic corridor” between Kashgar in […]
Read more »A Fiber-Optic Silk Road
April 21st, 2015
Via The Diplomat, an interesting look at the cyberspace implications of China’s Silk Road initiative: Not even two years into what will be a ten-year tenure at China’s helm, Xi Jinping has already made his mark on China’s foreign policy, in particular with the launch of the “One Belt, One Road” initiative, also known as the […]
Read more »Family Style Capitalism In Asia
April 18th, 2015
Courtesy of The Economist, an interesting article on family-led companies in emerging Asian markets: THE BUSINESS CAPITAL of the Philippines is a part of Manila called Makati. But it might be called Ayala, after the country’s most powerful company, which seems to dominate it. Ayala’s 35-storey headquarters stands in the heart of Makati, in Ayala […]
Read more »Three Reasons It’s Time For Angel Investors To Go Global
April 13th, 2015
Via RENEW Strategies, a quick commentary on the promise of frontier markets: Times are changing – Markets around the world are opening up, technology is shrinking 3,000 miles to 30 miles, and angel investing is the new “VC”. At RENEW, we think it’s time for U.S. angel investors to start going global. Here’s why: The […]
Read more »Guyana
April 10th, 2015
Via World Folio, an interesting look at Guyana: The ideal base to do business in South America and the Caribbean, the only English-speaking country on the continent has also emerged as a pioneer in green economic policymaking Americans know little about this South American country with a Caribbean soul, but that is about to change. […]
Read more »Lagos To Prosper?
April 9th, 2015
Via Granta, an interesting take on Lagos: The city of Lagos takes the form of an awkwardly shaped octopus, with tentacles reaching east and west, plucking up land that was once outside of its edges or part of neighbouring states. The metropolis, the commercial capital of Nigeria, is inundated with water, a fact never more […]
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