A recent eye catching article in the Independent featuring Simiens Lodge (hosting Africa’s highest bar) and Lake Tana also described … More
Category: Country Investment Analysis
Bravely Backing Africa’s Riskiest Market: Turkish Investment in Somalia
Turkey and Somalia A recent visit to the stunning, sprawling behemoth that is Istanbul made me appreciate the reach of … More
The Rise and Fall of Minegolia: How Coal Copper and Chinese Demand Drive the Mongolian Economy
Thanks to demand from China – Mongolia’s coal prices enjoyed a spectacular appreciation in value in 2016 and 2017, the … More
The last link in the Belt and Road Initiative? Chinese Investment in Ukraine
Returning from a fascinating week in Kiev I felt something missing from my visit, so obvious in other nearby countries … More
Petropolis to Ecopolis: Can Emerging Cities Become Sustainable?
Cities in emerging economies face massive huge hurdles in the struggle to reach their full potential. Perhaps the central problem … More
From Vietnam to Vanuatu: Financing the clean energy revolution in emerging economies
China faces an unprecedented water crisis; years of overuse, unchecked industrial pollution and urbanisation have pushed its rivers, lakes, wetlands … More
How to invest in the Chinese clean technology market.
Three years ago the Chinese Government launched a new document entitled “Central Document Number 12″ with the subtitle “Opinions of … More
Investing in Morocco’s renewable energy revolution
Anyone who has gone windsurfing in Essaouria or has felt the sun on their back while trekking through the Moroccan … More
Can China lead the world in preventing climate breakdown?
Anyone walking around outside in Beijing or indeed most major Chinese cities would probably laugh at the suggestion that China … More
Where now for India’s solar revolution?
When I first visited India fifteen years ago, solar panels were rare, their use largely limited to the farsighted NGOs … More