This is part 2 of the series – Part 1 is here and Part 3 here South Africa represents around 20% of China’s trade with the entire continent, on a par with oil rich Angola. According to the Asian Development… Read More ›
South Africa
China – South Africa Relations: Strategic Partnership or Neo-Colonial? Part 1
This is the first of a three part series looking at Chinese – South African political and economic relations. In July 2012 the Chinese capital hosted the Forum for Chinese – African Cooperation (FOCAC V) for the third time, the… Read More ›
Putting Down Roots: Chinese Investment in Global Real Estate
This week I’m looking at what is currently a red hot trend, namely Chinese investment in global property and real estate, which just happens to tie in very well with an extremely exciting talk I’m giving on the 17 April… Read More ›
Industrialisation, Immigration and Free Trade Zones: The Future of the Sino-African Axis
In August last year the Chinese State Council published its white paper on China – Africa relations. Fifteen years ago this would have been an obscure text read by a handful of bureaucrats and academics. Now it is widely scrutinised… Read More ›
Power Hungry? China, Africa, Oil and Influence.
The fierce rivalry between the President Kiir and former Vice President Machar is being blamed for the current conflict in Southern Sudan with thousands of refugees currently fleeing the country, there are now dire warnings for the onset of civil… Read More ›
In the Footsteps of China. The Rising Powers and Africa; Aid, Trade and Investment
This new report entitled “The Economic Engagement Footprint of Rising Powers in sub-Saharan Africa: Trade, FDI and Aid Flows” published by the Institute of Development Studies sheds new light on the role of Rising Powers in Africa. While there has… 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 ›
Four Great Reads on Emerging markets
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 ›
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 Hosting Strategies of Rising Powers
Russia and Brazil are going to do it, China and South Africa have already done it and Turkey is a big contender for the future. For once I’m not talking about a new economic or financial milestone, but instead the… Read More ›
