In a transformation that can be seen from space, a corner of the Far Western Chinese province of Qinghai has witnessed a remarkable transformation, neat blue-grey rectangles have steadily spread across the land to the point where they cover an… Read More ›
A couple of years ago I interviewed the intrepid investor John Suggitt who was developing a major real estate fund in the Ukrainian capital at the height of tensions with Russia. Recently I revisited Jon and his Kiev Real Estate Recovery Fund… Read More ›
From seemingly nowhere China has become one of the world’s leading wine producers; from sweet ice wines produced in northern Liaoning province, to cabernet sauvignons cultivated in Ningxia bordering the Gobi desert, or those from the remote foothills of the… Read More ›
Twenty years ago Zambian copper mines were facing ruin, low prices, failing companies and ancient infrastructure had condemned the industry to a bleak future and with it the miners that depended on the metal for their livelihood. In Sudan conflict… Read More ›
Back in 2008 the Three Gorges Dam was completed becoming the world’s biggest hydroelectric dam. Naturally for the state owned company responsible for its construction it marked a major milestone, but this was not the end of the eponymously named… Read More ›
In April of 2015 Viettel’s international arm ramped up its capital base by USD 465 million with a view to dramatically expand its international footprint. The Vietnamese mobile phone company plans to double its presence in overseas markets from 8… Read More ›
China’s growth as a trading power has been financially underpinned by the mighty Export Import Bank of China (Exim Bank). Formed in 1994, government owned and headquartered in Beijing the Bank has led the way in extending trade finance for… Read More ›
Heibei Iron and Steel is in the vanguard of China’s manufacturing companies which are going global in the search for new assets in an effort to expand and at the same time hedge their bets against a domestic manufacturing sector… Read More ›
Fosun international is a privately held Chinese firm which has gone from a tiny market research venture founded in 1992 to China’s largest conglomerate with interests in a dazzling number of sectors including fashion retail (St John), finance (Minsheng bank),… Read More ›
One firm neatly sums up China’s international ambitions – the mighty Wanda Group. The company started life as a local commercial property venture and is now China’s largest player in this sector owning a string of Wanda Plazas (huge shopping… Read More ›
