A New Scramble For Africa… Via Infrastructure
October 23rd, 2013
Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), an interesting analysis of how improved transport links reveal a renewed economic scramble for the African interior: There is a new scramble for Africa. [...]
Afghanistan’s Untold Economic Success Story
October 23rd, 2013 Courtesy of Foreign Policy, some commentary on Afghanistan: Managing Afghanistan’s nascent industrial base will be critical as the nation attempts to build a modern economy that is increasingly [...]
October 23rd, 2013 Courtesy of Foreign Policy, some commentary on Afghanistan: Managing Afghanistan’s nascent industrial base will be critical as the nation attempts to build a modern economy that is increasingly [...]
Colombia’s Economy Remains Resilient
October 23rd, 2013 Via Emerging Market Insights, a look at Colombia: Multinationals have for years considered Colombia one of the safest long-term bets in Latin America, but over the last several months a more negative [...]
October 23rd, 2013 Via Emerging Market Insights, a look at Colombia: Multinationals have for years considered Colombia one of the safest long-term bets in Latin America, but over the last several months a more negative [...]
Making A Splash: Water Parks In Frontier Markets
October 19th, 2013 Water parks aplenty in frontier markets. Who says emerging markets can’t have any fun… First, via Reuters, a report on a new water park in Kabul: After the armed guards and body search [...]
October 19th, 2013 Water parks aplenty in frontier markets. Who says emerging markets can’t have any fun… First, via Reuters, a report on a new water park in Kabul: After the armed guards and body search [...]
Sudan’s New Gold Rush
October 16th, 2013 Via Future Directions, a look at how – in an attempt to bolster the struggling economy – the Sudanese government has made gold the new oil, creating a gold rush that has fueled violence [...]
October 16th, 2013 Via Future Directions, a look at how – in an attempt to bolster the struggling economy – the Sudanese government has made gold the new oil, creating a gold rush that has fueled violence [...]
Kashgar: On The Move
October 14th, 2013 Via The Diplomat, an interesting look at Kashgar: China’s westernmost city, Kashgar lies at the edge of the Taklamakan Desert, closer to Bagdad than Beijing. For travellers and traders coming from [...]
October 14th, 2013 Via The Diplomat, an interesting look at Kashgar: China’s westernmost city, Kashgar lies at the edge of the Taklamakan Desert, closer to Bagdad than Beijing. For travellers and traders coming from [...]