Via the World Economic Forum, commentary on the top 10 emerging markets of the future: A new report from BMI Research has identified the “10 emerging markets of the future” — the countries that are set to become new drivers of economic growth over the next 10 years. BMI estimates that these countries will cumulatively […]
Read more »Courtesy of The Financial Times, a look at Mongolia: Over the past five years, few other countries have experienced the highs and lows of the global economy as acutely as Mongolia. In 2011 the country was on the radar of virtually every investor interested in Asian emerging markets. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) estimated that […]
Read more »Via Foreign Affairs, an interesting article on the pros and cons of Iran joining China’s security club: In late June, during the 15th annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, a China-led security bloc, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that the signing of the U.S.-Iranian nuclear deal and the lifting of UN sanctions meant that […]
Read more »Courtesy of the Wall Street Journal, a look at Procter & Gamble’s renewed efforts to continue its earlier push into Iran’s expanding consumer-goods market: Like many Western firms, Procter & Gamble Co. is eyeing new opportunities in Iran following the relaxing of trade sanctions earlier this year. But for a Swiss subsidiary of the U.S. consumer goods giant, Iran […]
Read more »Via Oil Price.com, an article on Iran’s petroleum ambitions: Although its post-sanctions production boom appears to be have waned, the Islamic Republic of Iran still hopes to increase its energy exports, exploit new production contracts and expand its market share in 2016. Mohsen Ghamsari, director of international affairs for the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) […]
Read more »Via The Economist, an article on how the great cities of Africa and Asia are spreading fast: INSIDE, Essa Mwaitulo’s house on the edge of Dar es Salaam is the picture of middle-class African domesticity. The sofas are luxurious; the curtains are golden; the walls are shocking pink; the floor, on which Ms Mwaitulo’s daughter […]
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