BRICS emerging nations close to launching bank; to start lending in 2016

By Alonso Soto, Reuters, The five BRICS nations will likely agree to fund their $100 billion development effort equally, giving […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 01 Jun 14 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

What’s Next for Emerging Markets?

By Nathan Rowader, Forward Management, Seeking a Clear Path Through the Turmoil A conversation with Nathan Rowader, Forward Director of […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 24 Apr 14 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, Investment Wisdom, Latin America, Statistics, The Big Picture, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

BRICS and China’s Aspiration for the New “International Order”

By Yun Sun, Brookings Institute, The destinations of new Chinese leader’s first foreign tour are always carefully chosen and reflect […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 03 Apr 13 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, Latin America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

China to become Russia’s biggest oil client

From http://rt.com/business/china-become-russia-biggest-oil-client-667/ The desire for Russia and China to boost trading ties is making China Russia’s priority market, as European […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 26 Mar 13 | Posted in Asia, Commodities, Eastern Europe, Finding Oxstones, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

8 overseas markets worth exploring

Something not so funny has happened on the road to the future. The five overseas markets that were supposed to […]

By MarketAngel | 04 Dec 12 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Latin America, Stocks | Comments (0)

Will South Africa’s Struggles Overshadow its Potential?

Africa is a continent many investors bypass, but from my perspective as a long-term investor, I think that’s a mistake. […]

By Aidualc | 18 Oct 12 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Commodities, Regions, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

EM INVESTMENT: Show of hands

(EM) Emerging nations are talking big about investing in each others’ currencies. But diversifying reserves out of traditional assets will […]

By M Guliyev | 10 Oct 12 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, Latin America, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

9 Reasons to Move into Emerging Markets

By Jeff Reeves, Editor of InvestorPlace.com, Everyone is worried about the rally — will it last? Can the 15% gain […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 27 Sep 12 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America, Stocks | Comments (0)

BRICS Make Move to Shove Dollar Aside

by David Marsh, Market Watch, China and four other leading high-growth economies have taken landmark steps toward lowering the importance […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 19 Apr 11 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Latin America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)