To This Tycoon, Iran Sanctions Were Like Gold
October 6th, 2013
Via The New York Times, a report on Iranian businesspeople who prospered while helping the regime avoid sanctions: He called himself the “economic basij,” a reference to Iran’s hard-line [...]
Africa’s true size will blow you away
October 6th, 2013 Via io9, a very interesting graphical look at [...]
October 6th, 2013 Via io9, a very interesting graphical look at [...]
To Invest In Frontier Markets, Private Equity Is the Only Way To Go
October 6th, 2013 Via Real Clear Markets, an interesting commentary on the role of private equity in frontier market investing: Emerging markets are cooling down, which has investors looking deeper into the frontier [...]
October 6th, 2013 Via Real Clear Markets, an interesting commentary on the role of private equity in frontier market investing: Emerging markets are cooling down, which has investors looking deeper into the frontier [...]
Myanmar’s $8B Jade Empire
September 29th, 2013 Via Business Insider, an interesting look at Myanmar’s jade industry: A jade merchant inspects the most valuable jade lot that will be auctioned at the Mid-Year Emporium in Yangon November 13, [...]
September 29th, 2013 Via Business Insider, an interesting look at Myanmar’s jade industry: A jade merchant inspects the most valuable jade lot that will be auctioned at the Mid-Year Emporium in Yangon November 13, [...]
The Iron Silk Road: Reconnecting the Russia-North Korea Rail Link
September 25th, 2013 Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), an interesting look at the reconnected Russia-North Korea rail link: North Korea and Russia marked the reopening of a cross-border rail link connecting [...]
September 25th, 2013 Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), an interesting look at the reconnected Russia-North Korea rail link: North Korea and Russia marked the reopening of a cross-border rail link connecting [...]
BRIC Wall: Is The Golden Age Of Emerging Markets Over?
September 25th, 2013 Via Foreign Policy, a look at the BRICs: A decade-long economic growth spurt in emerging markets, averaging 6.9 percent annually between 2003 and 2012, pulled an estimated 300 million people out of [...]
September 25th, 2013 Via Foreign Policy, a look at the BRICs: A decade-long economic growth spurt in emerging markets, averaging 6.9 percent annually between 2003 and 2012, pulled an estimated 300 million people out of [...]