A trip to Astana, the architecturally stunning, yet soulless new capital of Kazakhstan for the EBRD Annual Meeting (a major political and economic event in…
The 5th BRICS summit, held this time round in Durban will begin in a few days, the picturesque South African coast will play host to…
In September 2012 the Russian Far Eastern Pacific port Vladivostok hosted the annual APEC summit. The meeting coincided with a new billion dollar bridge being…
http://www.bit.ly/WmL11S Clicking on the link takes you to a beautifully made graph showing how the percentage of high technology exports from China, South Africa, Brazil…
Fantastic graphic showing the key economic strengths and weaknesses of the BRIICS at a glance. What stands out for me: should South Africa be in…
Chinese banks have outstripped the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) and the World Bank’s lending in Latin America over the last five years, putting China in…
Brazilian – Chinese trade has boomed dramatically over the last 15 years. China has overtaken the US as Brazil’s major trade partner, (trade worth $256…
Morocco has been called the Saudi Arabia of phosphates, not such an impressive boast you might think, until you know that the chemical is vital…