KFC: Taking On Mongolia’s Barbeque?
February 26th, 2013
Via The Financial Times, a look at KFC’s efforts to enter the Mongolian market: Mongolia is following the footsteps of its largest trading partner, China, whose first western food chain in 1987 was Yum! Brands’ KFC. Now Mongolia’s Tavan Bogd Group has attained franchise rights to the restaurant chain, though the success of fast food […]
Read more »Mongolia’s Economic Boom
January 31st, 2013
Via The Diplomat, an article on Mongolia’s economic boom: Mongolia enters 2013 as one of the world’s fastest growing economies, with forecasters predicting GDP growth of 18-20 percent. Driven by a boom in mining revenues, the impact of this growth is clearly visible in Mongolia’s capital city, Ulaanbaatar, where expensive office high rises, modern apartment […]
Read more »Economist Intelligence Unit Forecasts Mongolia As The Second Fastest Growing Economy
January 9th, 2013
Via the UB Post, a forecast of Mongolia’s growth in 2013: Mongolia is expected to be the second fastest growing economy in the world with 13.5 percent GDP rise in 2013, according to the latest estimations by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). EIU is an independent business under the media giant Economist Group based in […]
Read more »Congolia: Comparing Mongolia With Congo
December 12th, 2012
Via Capitalist Exploits, an interesting comparison of In 1997 the Congo, known formerly as Zaire, was in the midst of an all-out blood spilling, slaughtering, raping, no-holds-barred war. Few investors were brave enough to put not only their capital on the line but certainly their own precious selves too. In May of that same year […]
Read more »Mongolia’s Economic Challenge
December 8th, 2012
Via The Diplomat, a report on Mongolia efforts to leverage widespread international interest in its Tavan Tolgoi coal mine to diversify its economy: Mongolia has repeatedly insisted that it wants to open its doors for business to all countries with a genuine interest in participating in the country’s sustainable growth. How much of this policy […]
Read more »China’s Obstacles to Investing in Mongolian Mining
October 10th, 2012
Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), a report on China’s challenges to establishing large scale mining projects in Mongolia: A coal mine in China’s Inner Mongolia province in 2010 In 2010, Chinese state-owned mining companies began making several ambitious bids for stakes in Mongolian coal and metals mining operations. The moves reflected Beijing’s ongoing efforts to […]
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