Bilateral investment treaty

A bilateral investment treaty (BIT) is an agreement establishing the terms and conditions for private investment by nationals and companies […]

Is the Pump Primed for Emerging Markets Investors?

By Mark Mobius, Franklin Templeton, The vulnerabilities—or rather, perceived vulnerabilities—of emerging markets ­have been the focus of heightened discussions over […]

Two More Reasons Why Africa’s Time Is Now

The purpose of this note is to add to the list of reasons for the expected strong economic development in […]

Food For Thought – August 2013 – America’s Return as a Manufacturing Super Power is just Beginning

By Liu-Yue (Louie) Lam, Global Investment Strategist, Oxstones Investment Club, Everyone Loves a Comeback Story George Washington once said – […]

Emerging Market Plays: Indonesia’s Domestic-Driven Economy

by Ari Charney In contrast to its export-driven peers, Indonesia is one of the rare emerging market nations to boast […]

India’s Seven-Year Itch

By Sharon Kahn, Chazen Global Insights, For decades, developers and property buyers had no choice but to look to India’s […]

Global supermarkets wary of fine print on India invite

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Global supermarket chains welcomed a long-awaited invitation from India to invest in the country’s $450 billion […]

Rousseff Crisis Spurred by Lula Debts as Brazil Boom Diminishes

By Alexander Ragir, Bloomberg, On a cool July evening, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff hosts a cocktail party for 50 leaders […]

Will Asia “buy up” America?

by Michael Schuman, curiouscapitalist site, Those of us old enough to remember the 1980s – and I unfortunately include myself […]

China shops for Latin American oil, food, minerals

By Ian James, Associated Press, China on Latin American buying spree to lock in long-term needs in oil, minerals, food […]