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DEG: Germany Eyes Future Markets Beyond the BRICS
In the light of weak economic activity, growth forecasts for the major emerging nations in 2013 and 2014 are being revised downwards. The so-called BRICS states (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) – which constitute the key foreign markets
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Perry Chen: Unleashing the Power of Collective Funding, Getting Bright Ideas to Fruition
In the spring of 1885, publisher Joseph Pulitzer launched a fundraising campaign in his newspaper New York World to raise the last $100,000 needed to build a pedestal for the Statue of Liberty. The statue – a gift from the
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Deficits Matter, but Not the Way You Might Think
By Bob Veres. This originally appeared on Advisor Perspectives. Congress is coming off of a bruising debate over the deficit ceiling – a preview of what we will experience again in a few months. The economy is growing slowly – some
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A Crowded Room with Barry Sternlicht and Kent Swig: New Financing for Real Estate
By David Drake Crowdfunding is taking real estate financing by surprise and the big players are taking notice. When Joe Rubin (FundingPost) and I were planning for this Real Estate Investing conference we knew that crowdfunding’s foray into real estate
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Ukraine Opts for Moscow Leaving EU Empty-Handed
Brussels is baffled, rattled and stunned. The mood in Europe’s capital has turned into one bordering on not-so-quiet diplomatic despair since the Ukraine government on Thursday bluntly suspended preparations for the signing of a comprehensive trade pact and political association
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MIGA (World Bank): Energy in Africa – The Many Sides of Sustainability
Africa is booming—mostly. Much of the continent has experienced strong and sustained economic growth over the last two decades. Many countries have also been shielded from the recent Great Recession due to favorable commodity prices and relatively weak ties to
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Vicky Jones, Norton Rose Fulbright: Debt Capital Markets – A Funding Solution for SMEs and Projects?
There has been remarkable growth in corporate bond issuance in Europe since 2000, particularly in the aftermath of the financial crisis. Issues by European non-financial corporates rose almost 20% in the first half of 2013 to US$333bn [1]. This is
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Bullish on Chile: Elections Prompt New Thinking
Copper is set for a price rebound. Manufacturing output in China is up more than analysts predicted and that country’s growing demand for refined copper has significantly decreased global stockpiles. Copper prices have already recovered from this year’s low of
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Sampension: PPP as a Way Forward for a Modern Welfare System
Public Private Partnerships (PPP) can be defined as a long-term contract between the public authority and a private partner. In Denmark it now seems clear that PPP is particularly suitable for infrastructure projects that will further the development of society.
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PwC, South Africa: Contributing to the Development of South Africa
All businesses need to know about Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE). Following the demise of the apartheid regime in South Africa in 1993, the new government introduced Black Economic Empowerment to promote positive discrimination in an attempt to counter the
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