The Brics Are Dead… Long Live The Ticks
January 28th, 2016
Courtesy of the Financial Times, a report on the decline of Brazil and Russia from an emerging market fund perspective: The Brics are dead. Long live the Ticks. The Brics concept, based on the belief [...]
Iran: Back In Business
January 26th, 2016 Via The New Yorker, a look at Iran’s business potential: Ostracized as a pariah for almost four decades, Iran is back in business in a mere ten days—and with both East and West. On Saturday, [...]
January 26th, 2016 Via The New Yorker, a look at Iran’s business potential: Ostracized as a pariah for almost four decades, Iran is back in business in a mere ten days—and with both East and West. On Saturday, [...]
Georgian Co-Investment Fund
January 22nd, 2016 Courtesy of OZY, an interesting look at the Republic of Georgia: George Bachiashvili always seems to get ahead of himself. He started school at 4, opened his first business (an Internet café) at 13 [...]
January 22nd, 2016 Courtesy of OZY, an interesting look at the Republic of Georgia: George Bachiashvili always seems to get ahead of himself. He started school at 4, opened his first business (an Internet café) at 13 [...]
Mozambique: IMF Predicts Gigantic Growth Rate
January 16th, 2016 Via AllAfrica, an interesting report on Mozambique’s potential growth: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicts that Mozambique’s average growth rate during the first half of the [...]
January 16th, 2016 Via AllAfrica, an interesting report on Mozambique’s potential growth: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicts that Mozambique’s average growth rate during the first half of the [...]
Somalia: Change Coming?
January 15th, 2016 Via the Cipher Brief, an updated look at Somalia: Since Somalia’s independence in 1960, its relationship with the U.S. has been—for lack of a better metaphor—on a roller coaster that travels up [...]
January 15th, 2016 Via the Cipher Brief, an updated look at Somalia: Since Somalia’s independence in 1960, its relationship with the U.S. has been—for lack of a better metaphor—on a roller coaster that travels up [...]
North Korea: Newest Frontier For A Daredevil Investor
January 13th, 2016 Courtesy of the New York Times, an article on James Passin, a hedge fund manager at Firebird Management: He searched for oil in the badlands of Somalia and fueled a stock market boom in Mongolia. [...]
January 13th, 2016 Courtesy of the New York Times, an article on James Passin, a hedge fund manager at Firebird Management: He searched for oil in the badlands of Somalia and fueled a stock market boom in Mongolia. [...]