India’s Growing Investment In East Africa
October 11th, 2012
Via STRATFOR (subscription required), a report on India’s growing investment interest in East Africa, particularly given the region’s petroleum potential: India’s largest state-owned natural gas processing and distribution company, GAIL, announced Oct. 10 that it was working toward establishing Africa as a major supplier of natural gas. Although India’s state-level spending has diminished in recent years in […]
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 […]
Read more »Vietnam: From Economic Tiger To Pussycat?
October 10th, 2012
Via Newsweek, a report on how Vietnam’s promising economy got off track: Almost exactly two years ago this week, Christine Gregoire, the governor of the U.S. state of Washington, was in Vietnam handing out french fries made from potatoes grown in her state at a Kentucky Fried Chicken outlet in Ho Chi Minh City. Gregoire, […]
Read more »IMF: Cambodia Among Fastest-Growing Economies In 5 Years
October 10th, 2012
Via Asia News Network, a look at Cambodia’s expected economic growth: Cambodia is projected to be one of the fastest growing developing economies in the Asia-Pacific region over the next five years, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) says. In its annual World Economic Outlook released yesterday, the IMF said that Cambodia was also expected to […]
Read more »Indian Retail: Clicks Over Bricks?
October 5th, 2012
Via Project Syndicate, some commentary on the evolving Indian’s retail environment: After years of debate, India’s government recently announced that will open the country’s retail sector to foreign investment. The move was met with howls of protest from those who argue that the entry of large hypermarket chains like Carrefour and Walmart will devastate the […]
Read more »Venezuela: The Implications of Possible Regime Change
October 5th, 2012
Courtesy of STRATFOR, a look at how a potential change in leadership could transform Venezuela and its regional role, possibly to the extent that Cuba could seek reconciliation with the United States: The run-up to the election has been tumultuous. A little more than a year ago, Chavez was diagnosed with cancer, for which he received several surgeries. […]
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