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European Council’s Van Rompey: Europe Must Overcome Crisis to Defend Democratic Values
European Council President Herman Van Rompuy’s speech “Europe on the World Stage” recently given in London emphasized the complete change of the global landscape, identifying three main trends: “One: the stage is getting more crowded. Two: the public comes closer to
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WTO: The Changing Nature of Global Trade
By DG Pascal Lamy Although global supply chains have been with us for several decades, their increasing prominence is rapidly changing the landscape of international trade in ways which will require fresh thinking about how trade affects national economies and
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BRIC Stocks Now Out of Favour … Later to Be an Incredible Investment Opportunity
With BRIC stock valuations currently low and yet with strong long term projected growth a great buying opportunity may materialize at some point going forward. Meanwhile, attractive dividend yields of 4%-5% and more are available. The “BRICs” – Brazil, Russia,
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OECD: Ominous Signs for International Investment
By Michael Gestrin, OECD After two years of steady gains, international M&A activity plunged by $107 billion, or 45%, in the first quarter of 2012. This is the second lowest level of international M&A since the start of the global
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MIGA (World Bank): During the Storm – Shift from North to South FDI
By Manabu Nose and Moritz Zander[1] At MIGA (the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency) we see the principal near-term risks for emerging market foreign direct investment (FDI) on the supply-side of financing. Despite a rise of emerging market risk perceptions, demand
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Air Travel Growth Continues to be Driven by BRICS Members and South East Asia
Asia leads the world’s growth in air travel and holds seven out of the ten busiest inter-city routes. In addition to the BRIC markets, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Chile showed an impressive growth, according to analysis by the market intelligence
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Chow Tai Fook’s $2.8B H.K. IPO May Beat Prada
Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Ltd. aims to raise as much as HK$22 billion ($2.8 billion) in what may be Hong Kong’s biggest initial public offering this year as luxury-goods companies tap growing affluence in China. The jewelry chain with revenue greater than Tiffany
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Forum to Promote Trade and Investment Relations Latam-India
The potential of India for Latinamerican exports and investment opportunities was underscored during the presentation of a report “India and Latin America and the Caribbean, opportunities and challenges in trade and investment relations” sponsored by the UN Economic Commission for
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Market Braced as Sanctions Continue on Iran’s Energy Sector
Iran’s oil sector has been targeted by fresh sanctions from the US, while the EU is in talks over what extra restrictions it will place on the country’s economy. A number of sanctions have targeted Iran’s energy sector, prompting analysts
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CFI Top 25 Most Powerful Individuals in Emerging Markets 2012
Few will argue about Vladimir Putin being the most powerful man in emerging markets this year. On the back of his long term track record of domestic economic success and foreign policy strengths, he will soon be re-elected as President
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