In 2016 Panama Canal saw the conclusion of a huge expansion programme costing US$5.2 billion. This work allowed much larger vessels through the canal. This…
The Suez Canal When it first opened in the 1860s the Suez Canal revolutionised international trade, by cutting the travelling distance from India and the…
BeyondBrics For me the king of emerging markets news; providing lively, up to date and highly readable daily commentary, this site is often the first…
I’ve been looking forward to an opportunity like this for some time now. For the last two months I have been working hard on a…
Emerging market currencies is a subject I tend to stay away from, its not my particular area of expertise and others can cover the subject…
The only way is up? Karachi Stock Exchange 2013 /14 (Bloomberg) If you are a risk taking devil may care type of investor then frontier…
In August last year the Chinese State Council published its white paper on China – Africa relations. Fifteen years ago this would have been an…
The fierce rivalry between the President Kiir and former Vice President Machar is being blamed for the current conflict in Southern Sudan with thousands of…
These two ancient civilisations have much in common; a desire to prevent western domination of the world; an ambition to become the hegemonic power in…
This post is part of a new series looking the business opportunities offered by China going global. The graffiti “Ding Jinghao was here” made international…