Low cost African aviation finally appears to be taking off, the sector is one of the keys in the quest to improve intra-African trade (which…
In 2015 South East Asia will become a cohesive economic zone of 10 nations; Brunei, Myanmar, Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and the…
In 2005 following extensive market research Mexican baker Bimbo made a bold move, it brought out the Chinese subsidiary of a Spanish bakery, staking its…
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…
Having worked in countries such as Vietnam, Serbia and Georgia, I’ve long been interested in the effect of conflict on a country’s economy and the…
China has taken an increasingly influential role in Nigeria. Trade between the two countries totalled $8.2 billion in 2011, just behind Angola and South Africa,…
Indian engagement in Africa India’s biggest mobile carrier, Bharti Airtel, was feeling the effects of a rapidly saturating Indian phone market: by 2015 over 75%…
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…
An HSBC report entitled “The Southern Silk Road, Turbocharging South-South economic growth” was released in June 2011; it has been influential in making the case…
The Turkish PM Recep Erdogan and his family made a dramatic trip to the war torn Somali capital Mogadishu earlier this year. Only the bravest…