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, [...]
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 [...]
Myanmar’s State Owned Telcos Seek Investors To Take On Foreign Rivals
September 24th, 2013 Via Emerging Frontiers, a report that Myanmar’s state owned telecommunications are gearing up to battle the new foreign licensees: Burma’s two state-backed telecommunications operators are [...]
September 24th, 2013 Via Emerging Frontiers, a report that Myanmar’s state owned telecommunications are gearing up to battle the new foreign licensees: Burma’s two state-backed telecommunications operators are [...]
The DRC Challenge: Excess Logging And Conflict Minerals
September 24th, 2013 Via Ventures Africa, some analysis of extractive industry challenges being faced by the DRC: The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is considered one of sub-Saharan Africa’s poorest countries. Its [...]
September 24th, 2013 Via Ventures Africa, some analysis of extractive industry challenges being faced by the DRC: The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is considered one of sub-Saharan Africa’s poorest countries. Its [...]
China’s New Friends In Its Quest For Energy
September 24th, 2013 Courtesy of the New York Times, a look at China’s efforts to participate in petroleum projects around the world: On the northern reaches of the Caspian Sea, not far from this old Soviet town [...]
September 24th, 2013 Courtesy of the New York Times, a look at China’s efforts to participate in petroleum projects around the world: On the northern reaches of the Caspian Sea, not far from this old Soviet town [...]