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 »Chinese Companies To Invest Billions In Cambodia
January 4th, 2013
Via The New York Times, a report on planned Chinese investment in Cambodia: Two Chinese companies have reached a deal to build a 400-kilometer rail line, a steel plant and a seaport in Cambodia, worth a combined $11.2 billion, in what would be by far the impoverished country’s biggest-ever investments. Cambodia Iron & Steel Mining […]
Read more »Laos Could Bear Cost Of Planned Chinese Railroad
January 3rd, 2013
Via The New York Times, a report on a planned Chinese railroad through Laos: Laos has fewer than two miles of rail, linking the area of Vientiane, the capital, to Thailand, operated by the Thai government. Construction of a line that would link Vientiane to Kunming, China, is under consideration. Vietnam its nearly 2,000 miles […]
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 »China’s Second Tier Cities: On The Rise
December 8th, 2012
Via newgeography, an interesting look at China’s second tier cities: Recent media attention has focused on a slowdown in China. The actual state of play in China that should be watched, though, is rather different. While residents of first and second-tier cities such as Shanghai, Beijing and Shenzhen can still be seen holding Louis Vuitton […]
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 […]
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