Archives:
Eastern Europe

ideas, thoughts, articles, news, tools, and information related to eastern europe, Romania, Hungary, Czech Republic, central europe, Poland, Russia, and southeastern europe countries.

These maps reveal how long you probably have to live

By Simran Khosla, Global Post, This series of maps shows how long you’ll probably live, depending on where you live. […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 10 Oct 14 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Food for Thought, Latin America, North America, Retirement & Savings, Statistics, The Big Picture, Tools and Resources, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Emerging from the Global Competitiveness Ranks

By Mark Mobius, Franklin Templeton Blog, The World Economic Forum (WEF) recently released its annual “Global Competitiveness Report,” which details […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 06 Oct 14 | Also posted in Asia, Latin America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Kopernik Global’s Iben Sees Hidden Value in Gold, Uranium — Even Russia

By Daniel Fisher, Forbes, If one were to attach a slogan to the investment approach of Tampa Bay mutual fund […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 29 Sep 14 | Also posted in Asia, Commodities, Finding Oxstones, Investment Wisdom, Stocks | Comments (0)

The Origins and Implications of the Scottish Referendum

By George Friedman, Stratfor, The idea of Scottish independence has moved from the implausible to the very possible. Whether or not […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 17 Sep 14 | Also posted in Food for Thought, The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)

East Prussia

The recent development of the events in the former Soviet Union (FSU) brought more attention to the tendencies of aspiration […]

By Vladimir Vepryev | 06 Sep 14 | Also posted in Food for Thought, Regions, The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Europe’s Malaise: The New Normal?

By George Friedman, Stratfor, Russia and Ukraine continue to confront each other along their border. Iraq has splintered, leading to […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 20 Aug 14 | Also posted in Food for Thought, The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Putin is Grinning – The Deal of the Century

By:Lew Rockwell    Eric Margolis writes: GENEVA – Russia’s leader Vladimir Putin usually wears a perfect poker face. But last […]

By MarketAngel | 18 Aug 14 | Also posted in Asia, Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

You Need to Know This About “Buying” a Second Passport

By Bob Bauman JD, International Living, Big-spending, deep-in-debt governments everywhere are looking for money. So national tax collectors have dusted […]

By MarketAngel | 29 Jul 14 | Also posted in Latin America, Retirement & Savings, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

Borderlands: Hungary Maneuvers

Geopolitical Weekly By George Friedman I am writing this from Budapest, the city in which I was born. I went to […]

By MarketAngel | 28 Jul 14 | Also posted in Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

These are the most religious places in the world (and what they’re practicing)

By Simran Khosla, Global Post, This map shows the countries where more than half the population consider themselves practicing members […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 23 Jul 14 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Food for Thought, Latin America, North America, Statistics, Tools and Resources, Western Europe | Comments (0)