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China makes growth guarantee against grim global economy

By Koh Gui Qing and Zhou Xin BEIJING (Reuters) – China pledged to guarantee growth in the face of an […]

China’s Composite PMI sinks! Stimulus program to be announced soon?

by Prieur du Plessis, Investment Postcard, I am a few days late with this commentary as a result of a […]

Telecoms market in CIS countries to recover in 2012

The telecommunications services market in the CIS countries and Georgia is to bounce back, growing by 5.5% to approx. €11bn […]

Russian retail market expected to exceed $800bn in 2013

In 2010, the Russian retail market recovered after the economic slowdown observed during the previous year and increased by 12.9% […]

10 Things Santa Won’t Tell You

10 Things Santa Won’t Tell You His hearty “ho-ho-ho” might scare the children and ruin your budget. By KELLI B. […]

Five Myths About Emerging Markets

This year’s mutual-fund scoreboard highlights an interesting conundrum about investing in emerging markets. Economies of big emerging-markets countries such as […]

Global supermarkets wary of fine print on India invite

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Global supermarket chains welcomed a long-awaited invitation from India to invest in the country’s $450 billion […]

China Wary of Choking on Dollar Driving Hong Kong Dim Sum Bonds

By Fion Li, Bloomberg, The helicopter swooped over Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbor trailing a huge red-and-white banner: RMB SOVEREIGN BONDS. […]

Cheap Oil Isn’t Coming Back

By Alex Plane, Motley Fool, As the world urbanizes, demand for oil could outstrip many nations’ abilities to get it […]

H.K. Home Prices May Fall 45%

By Richard Frost, Bloomberg, Hong Kong’s residential property prices would drop by 35 percent to 45 percent over the next […]