Kazakhstan Embraces Chinese Investment
February 26th, 2011
Via The Financial Times, a look at the expanding relationship between China and Kazakhstan: “…Kazakhstan announced billions of dollars in deals with China on Tuesday, underlining central Asia’s gradual shift away from Moscow and towards Beijing. Meeting in Beijing on Tuesday, President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan and his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao signed a series […]
Read more »Myanmar
February 19th, 2011
Courtesy of The Globe and Mail, a detailed look at Myanmar: “The Rangoon Auto Salon is pulsing. Three dozen of Myanmar’s rich and powerful have put their muscle cars and SUVs on display for the invitation-only event, held outside a nightclub where a bottle of foreign liquor costs more than the average monthly salary. As […]
Read more »Mongolian equities: “Ulan Qatar”?
February 18th, 2011
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on the continued rise of Mongolia’s stock market: “…Mongolian equities were the world’s best performing last year, gaining an eye-watering 140 per cent in dollar terms. It is, it seems, the place to buy into China’s booming demand for commodities – mainly coal – and has investment bankers […]
Read more »Sudan’s Divison: Impact On Oil Production
February 13th, 2011
Via The Oil Drum, a look at how the division of Sudan may affect oil production from that region: “The disruption that began in Tunisia is continuing in Egypt, with changes also starting in countries such as Jordan and Yemen. And in the midst of this turmoil, the (finally) democratically dictated separation of Sudan into […]
Read more »China And Mongolia: An Uneasy Relationship
February 13th, 2011
Via The East Asia Forum, a report on the uneasy economic relationship between China and Mongolia. As the article notes: “…The investment and trading relationships between China and Mongolia seems like a marriage made in heaven. Landlocked and poverty-stricken, Mongolia has an abundance of coal, copper and iron ore that China craves to feed its […]
Read more »Talking Turkey
February 13th, 2011
Via Nick Vardy, a look at Turkey: “Strategically ensconced between the European West and the Islamic East, Turkeyis a country of just over 72 million people — roughly twice the population of California. The unheralded “economic tiger” of emerging markets, Turkey grew at an average rate of 7.5% between 2002 and 2006, faster than any other OECDcountry […]
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