Five years ago Iran was in deep international isolation, US and European imposed sanctions had largely wiped out foreign investment, plunged the country into recession and the country looked increasingly dependent on Chinese economic and diplomatic ties to keep itself… Read More ›
Somalia has recently become an investment destination for some very forward thinking foreign firms and many returning members of the Somali diaspora who are keen to start enterprises in the country. It’s no secret that the country faces enormous challenges… Read More ›
Attention is increasingly turning to large fast growing economies like Pakistan, Vietnam, Iran, Egypt, Nigeria and Bangladesh. These countries have big populations, income levels typically in the range of USD 1,000 to USD 10,000 and are also enjoying strong long… Read More ›
A new project to build a Chinese backed Tech City near Tangier on a new 2000 hectare site which will house 300,000 people and host multiple industrial zones all creating thousands of jobs was recently unveiled in Tangier, Morocco. The… Read More ›
The Nigerian tech scene is on a roll, Lagos the financial and commercial centre of the country has become the epicentre of a nascent tech industry now boasting of hundreds of new ventures all competing to meet the demands of a young… Read More ›
Investing in Somalia might seem like a particularly crazy idea, after all the country is a byword for state failure and chaos. Civil war, piracy and terrorism have bedevilled the country for nearly 30 years and over time it has… Read More ›
Political relations between North Korea and China have recently fallen to a new low as the North Korean military tested a hydrogen bomb with without informing their close neighbours Beijing. Although the world often views two countries as close allies,… Read More ›
At the end of 2014 China’s biggest bank the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) held an astonishing US$ 3.3 trillion in assets, while the second largest, China Construction Bank Corporation weighed in with a hefty US$ 2.6 trillion…. Read More ›
2015 has been a fantastic year for the site, covering everything from China’s new Silk Road strategy to many different Frontier Markets in Asia and Africa. Below I list and review the ten most read articles published this year. Enjoy… Read More ›
Can Ethiopia make the leap from a high performing frontier market dependent on commodity exports to a middle income country with a sizeable industrial sector and in the process become one of Africa’s biggest economies? The government hopes the answer… Read More ›
