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E-Commerce in Russia – Exploring E-Commerce Opportunities in Russia

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By Liu-Yue Lam | 29 Nov 13 | Also posted in Finding Oxstones, Private Equity, Statistics, Stocks, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

East or West? Ukraine now has to choose its path

By MARIA DANILOVA, AP, According to an old folk tradition, if a man knocks on the door of a Ukrainian […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 21 Nov 13 | Also posted in Food for Thought, The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)

How to choose the right emerging-market ETF

By Charles Sizemore, MarketWatch, It’s been a rotten year for emerging markets. The iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) — […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 15 Nov 13 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Finding Oxstones, Investment Wisdom, Latin America, Statistics, Stocks, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

When Small is Big

By Mark Mobius, FranklinTempleton Mobius Blog, There’s a popular saying in the US, “good things come in small packages,” which […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 06 Nov 13 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Fortune Cookie Wisdom, Investment Wisdom, Latin America, Statistics | Comments (0)

Believe It Or Not, European Stocks Are Heating Up

After struggling with debt issues, austerity, bailouts and crashing equity prices, Europe may finally be moving in a positive direction. […]

By M Guliyev | 26 Oct 13 | Also posted in Finding Oxstones, Food for Thought, Regions, Stocks, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Is the Pump Primed for Emerging Markets Investors?

By Mark Mobius, Franklin Templeton, The vulnerabilities—or rather, perceived vulnerabilities—of emerging markets ­have been the focus of heightened discussions over […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 01 Oct 13 | Also posted in Asia, Food for Thought, Latin America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

World GDP Growth

The pace of global growth increased during the second quarter of 2013—only the third quarterly acceleration in three years. Buoyed […]

By M Guliyev | 28 Sep 13 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Food for Thought, Latin America, North America, Regions, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Balkan Emerging Frontiers Fund ranked first in BarclayHedge database‏

It is a great honor and pleasure to inform you that BarclayHedge, the leading database on hedge funds, ranked Balkan […]

By BEFFund | 23 Sep 13 | Also posted in Investment Wisdom, Statistics | Comments (0)

Russia is Tough to Love, Easier to Hate, Hard for Investors to Ignore. Here’s Why

by Frank Holmes, U.S. Global Investors, Russian President Vladimir Putin created a stir recently when he shared his thoughts with […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 17 Sep 13 | Also posted in Asia, Commodities, Finding Oxstones, Investment Wisdom, Latin America, North America, Statistics, Stocks, The Big Picture, Tools and Resources, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

To Help the World’s Poor, Give Them Real Jobs

The latest U.S. jobs numbers showed a U.S. unemployment rate still at 7.6 percent. The official global unemployment rate, compiled […]

By M Guliyev | 12 Sep 13 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Food for Thought, Latin America, North America, Regions, The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)