Where does the world’s food grow?

By John McArthur and Krista Rasmussen, Brookings Institute, Developing countries are home to roughly 80 percent of the world’s population, […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 03 Apr 16 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Commodities, Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, Latin America, North America, Private Equity, Real Estate, Statistics, The Big Picture, Tools and Resources, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Africa’s Failure to Industrialize: Bad Luck or Bad Policy?

On Thursday, November 20 the United Nations celebrated the 25th Africa Industrialization Day. But perhaps “celebrate” is not exactly the […]

By Aidualc | 07 Jan 15 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

The PC16: Identifying China’s Successors

By George Friedman, Stratfor, China has become a metaphor. It represents a certain phase of economic development, which is driven […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 31 Oct 13 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Food for Thought, Latin America, The Big Picture, Tools and Resources, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Smallest Stock Exchanges Can Only Go Up

by Thomas Kostigen, Market Watch, The world’s smallest stock exchange opened last week in Cambodia and joins a growing cadre […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 06 Aug 11 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Investment Wisdom, Stocks | Comments (0)

In Africa, can Brazil be the anti-China?

By David Lewis, Reuters, NIMBA-BUCHANAN RAILWAY, Liberia (Reuters) – In the muggy forest of central Liberia, a gang of workers […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 26 Feb 11 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Commodities, Finding Oxstones, Latin America, Private Equity, Real Estate | Comments (0)