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 ›
The Amber Road This now obscure route has existed since Neolithic times making it one of the earliest known examples of long distance trade. Often spoken of as the gold of the north thanks to its colour and use in… Read More ›
What was the most extraordinary thing about Pablo Escobar? Was it that he became and remains America’s most renowned cocaine trafficker; or that he was the world’s 7th richest man at the height of his power, or that in order… Read More ›
This article was originally published on the LSE Review of Books. The need to negotiate effectively with India is only growing as its power rises, and in the literature on international negotiation experimental studies point to specific behavioural characteristics… Read More ›
My review of Jonathan Fenby’s book was orginally published in the excellent LSE Review of Books: China has long provided observers in the West with a host of extremes and paradoxes to ponder, a nominally communist authoritarian political system which… Read More ›
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 thing I look at in the morning. The posts are usually in a short snappy… Read More ›
Last weekend I had the pleasure of recording a podcast on the Chinese economic slowdown, African employment and how they are connected. I joined Winslow Robinson and Dr Nkemjika Kalu to discuss these topics, which are going to become of urgent… Read More ›
Its holiday time so I decided get away from the serious stuff, plus I promised a follow up article to my top five films on trade, smuggling and international crime. So I pondered at length my five favourite smugglers in… Read More ›
Breakout Nations Ruchir Sharma uses his own unique methodology with this look into a crystal ball as he tries to predict which countries will be the next to experience high rates of economic growth. By looking at a wide range of factors, demographic,… Read More ›
Aside from trade and economic development in emerging markets, social and cultural trends are increasingly important and will affect not only the country of origin but will spill over to other parts of the world. Nollywood Nollywood, the commonly used… Read More ›
