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)

Commodities: Correlating Trends with Opportunities

By Mark Mobius,  From mobius.blog.franklintempleton.com/2013/02/06/commodities-trends/ Commodity price inflation is both a social and an economic issue. In emerging markets in […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 12 Feb 13 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Commodities, Latin America | Comments (0)

TO: President Obama

FROM: Martin S. Indyk and Robert Kagan, Brookings Institute, http://www.brookings.edu/research/papers/2013/01/a-plastic-moment-to-mold-a-liberal-global-order As you enter your second term, the state of the […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 29 Jan 13 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, North America, The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Exxon Mobil to explore offshore South Africa

(by AP Associated Press) Exxon Mobil to explore offshore South Africa through stake in region, future rights IRVING, Texas (AP) […]

By M Guliyev | 17 Dec 12 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Commodities, Finding Oxstones, 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)

Nigeria’s Foreign Direct Investment Hits U.S.$9 Billion

(All Africa)- The total value of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) that came into Nigeria in 2011 was $8.9 billion with […]

By M Guliyev | 19 Jul 12 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Regions, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

India’s Role as Enemy to Women

India remains in the Dark Ages among developing nations largely because of its culture and its broken political system. It might […]

By Aidualc | 23 Jun 12 | Posted in Asia, Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Africa: Investing in the Cradle of Civilization: Part 2

By Mark Mobius, From mobius.blog.franklintempleton, Africa is well known for its wealth of natural resources, which includes oil and gas, […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 15 May 12 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, The Big Picture | Comments (0)