Courtey of Forbes, bullish commentary on India: The India bulls are charging. If the emerging markets universe had an anointed darling last year, it would be India – and the momentum is still growing. Net inflows into exchange traded funds (ETFs) focused on Indian stocks shattered records in 2023, clocking in at $8.6 billion last year. India’s […]
Read more »Courtesy of Nikkei Asia, an article on growing Chinese investment and construction activity in the Asia-Pacific region: Chinese investment in the Asia-Pacific region rose sharply in 2023, a new report shows, bucking global trends even as the world’s No. 2 economy sputters. The report by Brisbane’s Griffith University and Shanghai’s Fudan University shows that Chinese […]
Read more »Via Capacity Media, a report on Mongolia’s entrance into the global space race: Mongolia has entered the global space industry with the launch of its first satellites The news marks the deployment of two low-earth-orbit nano satellites that launched into space aboard Space-X’s Falcon-9 rocket from its Vandenberg Space Force Base launch site in California. […]
Read more »Courtesy of The Africa Report, a look at Egypt’s economic crisis: With the pound at rock bottom, hyperinflation and colossal debt, Cairo is sinking into a deep economic crisis. As the Middle East conflict indirectly affects one of its main sources of income, it’s time to take a closer look at the acute pressures on […]
Read more »Via China Strategy, a look at China’s Latin American investment strategy: Margaret Myers, one of the study’s main researchers and director of its Asia and Latin America programme, said that the years of large, high-risk projects have led to a reorganisation of priorities in Beijing. She believes that the Chinese economic slowdown has led several […]
Read more »Via The Conversation, a report on China’s role in advancing Africa’s digital future: Digital technologies have many potential benefits for people in African countries. They can support the delivery of healthcare services, promote access to education and lifelong learning, and enhance financial inclusion. But there are obstacles to realising these benefits. The backbone infrastructure needed […]
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