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Dambisa Moyo’s take on Frontier Markets

I just read a great interview by Jonathan Barnes of the CFA Institute Magazine, in which he interviews economist Dambisa […]

By Brian Andreosky | 18 Jul 13 | Also posted in Asia, Finding Oxstones, Stocks, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Ai40 Weekly Commentary – 15 July 2013

By Staff Reporter | July 15, 2013 After weeks of loss, the Ai40 Index can finally celebrate a gain this week. […]

By Brian Andreosky | 15 Jul 13 | Also posted in Finding Oxstones, Stocks | Comments (0)

Africa makes the grade for richest U.S. university investors

By Tosin Sulaiman JOHANNESBURG, July 7 (Reuters) – America’s wealthiest universities are venturing into Africa’s fast-growing frontier markets in search of outsized […]

By Brian Andreosky | 14 Jul 13 | Also posted in Finding Oxstones, Food for Thought, Private Equity, Stocks, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Africa investor Weekly Commentary – 8 July 2013

By Staff Reporter | July 8, 2013 Despite a surge in Egyptian stocks, the Ai40 Index inched lower once more this […]

By Brian Andreosky | 08 Jul 13 | Also posted in Finding Oxstones, Stocks, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Kazakh construction market to grow by 3% in 2013

As a result of the global financial crisis which hit the country in 2008, the construction industry suffered more than […]

By pmr | 03 Jul 13 | Also posted in Private Equity, Real Estate, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

If Syria Falls, Expect a Pop in Oil Prices

By Marin Katusa, Casey’s Research, As is so often the case in the Middle East, religious strife contributes to political […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | | Also posted in Commodities, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Africa investor Weekly Commentary – 1 July 2013

By Staff Reporter | July 1, 2013 A slight loss took the Ai40 Investor’s Index to a fourth straight week of […]

By Brian Andreosky | 01 Jul 13 | Also posted in Finding Oxstones, Stocks, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Oversold ETFs

By bespokeinvest.com, From our daily ETF Trends report over at Bespoke Premium, below is a list of the key ETFs […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 25 Jun 13 | Also posted in Asia, Commodities, Eastern Europe, Finding Oxstones, Latin America, Stocks, Tools and Resources, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Africa investor (Ai) Weekly Commentary – 24 June 2013

By Staff Reporter | June 24, 2013 A fortnight is a long time for the companies on the Ai40 Index. Two […]

By Brian Andreosky | 24 Jun 13 | Also posted in Finding Oxstones, Stocks | Comments (0)

The Best Time to Invest

By Mark Mobius, Franklin Templeton, I frequently speak at investment conferences around the world, and get questions ranging from my […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | | Also posted in Asia, Eastern Europe, Finding Oxstones, Fortune Cookie Wisdom, Investment Wisdom, Latin America, Statistics, Stocks | Comments (0)