North Korea: “An Opportunity Like None Other”
December 11th, 2007
From The Wall Street Journal’s Deal Journal, an interesting review of Lafarge’s recent acquisition of the Egyptian cement company Orascom (covered in this blog earlier) which emphasizes [...]
A Gazprom State?
December 11th, 2007 As always, highly interesting analysis from Steve Levine at Oil & Glory, this time on Russia’s use of Gazprom as one of its spear points of foreign policy. As the article notes: [...]
December 11th, 2007 As always, highly interesting analysis from Steve Levine at Oil & Glory, this time on Russia’s use of Gazprom as one of its spear points of foreign policy. As the article notes: [...]
Middle Eastern Markets
December 11th, 2007 Via Bloomberg, an interesting review of the equity markets in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and Oman where – as oil revenues spur construction and increase [...]
December 11th, 2007 Via Bloomberg, an interesting review of the equity markets in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and Oman where – as oil revenues spur construction and increase [...]
Getting a Unified Economy on Track…
December 11th, 2007 As reported by The International Herald Tribune, North and South Korea began regular cargo train service across their heavily armed border Tuesday for the first time in more than a half century. [...]
December 11th, 2007 As reported by The International Herald Tribune, North and South Korea began regular cargo train service across their heavily armed border Tuesday for the first time in more than a half century. [...]
Astana’s Brinksmanship: MangistauMunayGaz’s Lessons of Petrocracy
December 11th, 2007 As noted in Energy Daily, Kazakh Prime Minister Karim Masimov recently disclosed that he had sanctioned KazMunayGaz’s planned purchase of a major stake of MangistauMunayGaz, a move that would [...]
December 11th, 2007 As noted in Energy Daily, Kazakh Prime Minister Karim Masimov recently disclosed that he had sanctioned KazMunayGaz’s planned purchase of a major stake of MangistauMunayGaz, a move that would [...]
An Unlikely Alliance: ‘Vulture’ Investors and Anti-Corruption Advocates in Emerging Markets
December 11th, 2007 From The International Herald Tribune, an interesting article on how ‘vulture’ investors may be making an unlikely & unanticipated contribution in the fight against corruption in [...]
December 11th, 2007 From The International Herald Tribune, an interesting article on how ‘vulture’ investors may be making an unlikely & unanticipated contribution in the fight against corruption in [...]