Oxstones Investment Club™From Stratfor site, Rail-based transport between Asia and Europe is considerably cheaper than seaborne transit, and Russia’s infrastructure investments […]
Companies in emerging markets to increase spending
Companies in emerging markets are likely to increase spending and investment this year, a survey of senior finance executives shows […]
Russia’s Development of Siberia: What is to be Done?
By Clifford G. Gaddy, Brookings Institute, Russians are famous for their “eternal questions.” “Who is to blame?” and “What is […]
18 Housing Markets That Are More Overvalued Than The US
Societe Generale Albert Edwards pointed us to this chart comparing home prices across the developed world. For comparability purposes, the OECD […]
Russia breaks into top 5 world economies, displacing Germany
Russia has overtaken Germany as the fifth largest economy in terms of purchasing power parity, according to the latest World […]
The hot business of exporting America’s franchises
The hot business of exporting America’s franchises Foreigners all over the world are craving U.S. franchises, like this one […]
Foreign Buyers Aren’t Playing A Key Role In The US Housing Recovery For 2 Reasons
By Mamta Badkar – Tue, Jul 9, 2013 12:17 AM EDT Foreign buyers jumped into the U.S. housing market after the bubble […]
Geopolitical Journey: The Search for Belonging and Ballistic Missile Defense in Romania
By George Friedman During the Cold War, Romania confused all of us. Long after brutality in other communist countries declined, […]
World Cup 2018 stadium investments will cost Russia $6bn
The construction and modernisation of the fifteen stadiums for the needs of the 2018 World Cup in Russia will […]
Polish home furnishings market shrinks slower in 2012
The financial market crisis has exerted a major impact on the home furnishings market, which declined by 5% on […]