Places around the world running out of water

With surging populations, the world is coping with the increased demand for water. A rapidly urbanizing population further strains the […]

By MarketAngel | 01 Dec 16 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Commodities, Statistics, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Why Shiite Expansion Will Be Short-Lived

Analysis Forecast That a bloc of Shiite states has coalesced in the Middle East is a significant geopolitical development; that […]

By Aidualc | 05 Jun 15 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

The World’s Most Content (and Miserable) Countries

By Thomas Frohlich and Vince Calio, 247WallSt, World news does not always fully capture people’s level of happiness. Last year, […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 29 May 14 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, Latin America, The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)

The Economy of Ukraine and Geopolitical Threats

Ukraine took a place of a hot topic in news reports and analytical observations in the last several months. Nevertheless, […]

By Vladimir Vepryev | 11 May 14 | Posted in Asia, Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Invest in Azerbaijan

Azeribaijan located at the crossroad of Europe and Asia is the gateway to the Eastern Europe and Middle Eastregion. It […]

By M Guliyev | 20 Oct 13 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Finding Oxstones, Food for Thought, Investment Wisdom, Private Equity, Regions, The Big Picture, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

Geopolitical Journey: Azerbaijan and America

By George Friedman There is a point where three great powers — Russia, Turkey and Persia — meet: the Caucasus. […]

By Aidualc | 15 Jul 13 | Posted in Asia, Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

CIS region offers unique opportunities for telecommunications providers

From an underserved subscriber pool to a largely underinvested infrastructure, CIS countries such as Belarus, Kazakhstan and Ukraine represent larger […]

By pmr | 09 Jan 12 | Posted in Asia, Eastern Europe, Finding Oxstones, Private Equity | Comments (0)

Commodities and Conservation in the Caspian

By Mark Mobius, Investment Adventures in Emerging Markets , Hello readers, thank you for your patience while I was away […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 12 Oct 11 | Posted in Asia, Commodities, Eastern Europe, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Cement markets in CIS countries continue to grow

With an 11% growth in cement consumption in 2010 and a further 12% growth expected for 2011, cement producers in […]

By pmr | 21 Sep 11 | Posted in Asia, Commodities, Eastern Europe, Finding Oxstones, Real Estate, Statistics, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)