Great infographic shows the BRICS growing influence in Africa, but also remind us that European countries and the US (the traditional trade partners) remain big…
A huge fireworks display, along with pyrotechnic flower blooms and multi-coloured streamers were the crowning glory of a party which boasted Lenny Kravitz as a headliner…
The prospect of a lasting peace is attracting more investor interest in the conflict stricken African state of Somalia. The country is largely virgin territory…
I was recently reminded of this interview I did for BBC Mundo (Spanish language version of BBC) last year on the subject of China –Zambia…
Thought provoking talk by Parag Khanna – on the future of countries, how borders are more fluid than we realise.
Many emerging markets have undergone a huge boom in the last decade and much of that has been concentrated in the hands of fabulously wealthy…
Sri Lanka: Can the peace dividend continue? Sri Lanka recently brought an end to its long running civil war and is enjoying a honeymoon of…
India – China For many years these two Asian giants barely traded with one another, instead maintaining a cool distance, in the last few years this…
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…

