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 ›
Nigeria
Full steam ahead: China Railway Construction Corporation on the global stage
The China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) deserves a place in the China go global hall of fame purely because of its history in building the iconic Tam-Zam railway in East Africa which was the first major overseas Chinese project in… Read More ›
Will lower Chinese growth cut its outbound investment flows?
The last couple of months has seen a flurry of attention around the Chinese economy and its perceived weaknesses, the fall of an overpriced stock market and the government’s subsequent expensive and misguided attempts to prop the market up have… Read More ›
How to Invest in Nigeria: Africa’s Most Exciting and Innovative Market
Nigeria has developed as a major investment destination in recent years as its economy has enjoyed sustained growth and dependence on oil has steadily declined. International investor interest has soared in what is now Africa’s biggest economy and opportunities are… Read More ›
Crowdfunding: The Future of Investing in Frontier Markets
How an innovative new crowdfunding portal will transform the flow of capital to businesses in emerging and frontier economies. When I first started researching Eastern European economies as an analyst many years ago – reliable information was steadily becoming… Read More ›
Facing South? Brazil and the Rising Powers
The Presidency of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva saw Brazil dramatically change its international profile, his charismatic leadership saw a transformation of the Brazilian economy from risky emerging market prospect, to a thriving modern economy. His foreign policy focused on… Read More ›
The Cowries and Rice Podcast on China’s Economic Slowdown and African Employment
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 ›
Five Influential Cultural and Social Trends from Rising Powers
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 ›
The Promise of the Lekki Free Trade Zone: China – Nigeria Business Relations
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, this figure has rapidly increased over recent years. While China has an interest in Nigeria’s… Read More ›
