Mid-Year Emerging Markets Update: ‘Recovery Phase’

By Mark Mobius, Franklin Templeton, As I’ve often said, investing in emerging markets requires patience, long-term perspective, and selective stock-picking. […]

The Shariah Appeal

From Mark Mobius Blog, Franklin Templeton, For some, the only guiding rule they have for investing is to grow their […]

Emerging Economies Move Ahead With Nuclear Plans

By HEATHER TIMMONS and VIKAS BAJAJ, NY Times, NEW DELHI — Despite Japan’s crisis, India and China and some other […]

Why Dubai’s Construction Boom Continues

By Zainab Fattah, BusinessWeek, Construction sites are buzzing with work across the Persian Gulf sheikdom of Dubai more than two […]

Is the Gulf Running Out of Water?

By Adam Gonn, The Media Line, Falling water tables and a salinization of underground aquifers is leaving the Gulf in […]