EV News Emerging Markets score 8 out of 10 in top ETFs for 2009

Emerging Markets score 8 out of 10 in top ETFs for 2009 »

After watching their portfolios take devastating blows in 2008, many investors hoped that a new year would bring a reversal of fortune and a...

December 27 2009 / Comments / Read More »
China & the glittering prize

China & the glittering prize »

Earlier this month, China’s Economic Information Daily published remarks by a senior Chinese official indicating that Dubai’s debt crisis could be a good opportunity...

December 17 2009 / Comments / Read More »
BRIC

China / Germany … trading places »

China / Germany … trading places

Many people assume either the United States or China is the world’s largest exporter of “stuff” – that was certainly my assumption until I...

Jan 7 2010 / Comments / Read More »

Viva Brasilia … as Bovespa approaches all time high »

Viva Brasilia … as Bovespa approaches all time high

Quite a remarkable performance by the Brazilian Bovespa Index. After a 83% gain in 2009, it has recaptured the 70,000 level and is only...

Jan 7 2010 / Comments / Read More »

Assessing the renminbi’s undervaluation »

Assessing the renminbi’s undervaluation

Must China let its exchange rate appreciate to reduce global imbalances?  This column says the appropriate yardstick to measure currency undervaluation is ...

Dec 17 2009 / Comments / Read More »

CHIE – China energy sector ETF launches »

CHIE – China energy sector ETF launches

Global X Management Company rolled out Global X China Energy ETF (CHIE) today (12/16/2009), its fifth of six planned China sector ETFs. The...

Dec 16 2009 / Comments / Read More »
Emerging Markets

Emerging Markets score 8 out of 10 in top ETFs for 2009 »

Emerging Markets score 8 out of 10 in top ETFs for 2009

After watching their portfolios take devastating blows in 2008, many investors hoped that a new year would bring a reversal of fortune and a recovery of lost assets. After the first two months of the year tested resolve, things finally took a turn...

Dec 27 2009 / Comments / Read More »

Sun sets on Dubai World, what does it bring for Central Europe »

Sun sets on Dubai World, what does it bring for Central Europe

Back in the heady days of 2006 some 30,000 cranes, roughly a quarter of total global capacity, were busy whirring away in Dubai. Today most of these devices have either left to find service in other parts of the globe, or lie silent, unused...

Nov 27 2009 / Comments / Read More »

Dubai Overreaction & the Tower of Babylon »

Dubai Overreaction & the Tower of Babylon

Today financial markets all over the world dropped by 2-3 percent. That is quite a big, taking into account that major financial and economic news during the past few weeks has been quite good. All major investors, economists and decision takers seemed...

Nov 26 2009 / Comments / Read More »

Can emerging markets outperformance last? »

Can emerging markets outperformance last?

The MSCI Emerging Markets Index has notched up a massive 72.3% gain for the year to date, and an even more impressive 101.4% since the March 9th  lows. Although emerging markets were the clear leaders during the initial months of the recovery, the MSCI...

Nov 24 2009 / Comments / Read More »
Africa & Middle East

Lebanese health sector gets injection »

Lebanese health sector gets injectionLebanon is working to implement a sweeping overhaul of its health sector, aiming to upgrade the direct provision of services, put in place more...

Jan 7 2010 / Comments / Read More »

Mixed messages marr Kuwaits 2009 »

Mixed messages marr Kuwaits 2009Though 2009 has not been easy for Kuwait, with many of the country’s leading sectors experiencing a downturn, the country appears to have weathered...

Jan 7 2010 / Comments / Read More »
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Asia Pacific Telkomsel launches Nokia Messaging

Telkomsel launches Nokia Messaging

Telkomsel and Nokia today announced their collaboration to offer the Nokia Messaging service, which will be commercially available to Telkomsel subscribers from 26 December 2009 onwards. Telkomsel is the first operator...

Dec 28, 2009 / More » Rio helps boost indigenous rights in Pilbara

Rio helps boost indigenous rights in Pilbara

Aboriginals receive a greater say in Pilbara mining operations, as Rio Tinto awards iron ore contract that should see increased employment for indigenous Gurama natives. Rio Tinto (RTP) has awarded a major new mining...

Dec 24, 2009 / More » Alcatel-Lucent scores a first in Vietnam

Alcatel-Lucent scores a first in Vietnam

Vietnam Mobile Telecom selects Alcatel-Lucent solution to enhance and expand Mobifone networks Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) has been selected by Vietnam’s CMC Telecom Infrastructure Corporation to deliver its gigabit passive optical network (GPON) ...

Dec 17, 2009 / More »
Europe Tight reins from Swedish banks imperil Latvian recovery

Tight reins from Swedish banks imperil Latvian recovery

The Latvian government is getting nervous about the level of lending coming from Swedish banks. According to the Financial Times, “Latvia’s prime minister has warned Swedish banks they risk choking off...

Dec 28, 2009 / More » Alcatel-Lucent to deploy all-IP network transformation for Kyivstar

Alcatel-Lucent to deploy all-IP network transformation for Kyivstar

Alcatel-Lucent paves the way for Ukraine’s Kyivstar regards next generation GSM & IP networks with all IP network transformation. Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) today announced that it has been selected by Kyivstar GSM, the...

Dec 24, 2009 / More » Turkey … seasonal, but party should carry on well into 2010

Turkey … seasonal, but party should carry on well into 2010

International and emerging markets offerings are the coolest kids at the ETF party right now, favored in a big way over traditional long U.S. equity ETFs. International ETFs saw...

Dec 21, 2009 / More »
Latin America Bahamas privatisation attracts top flight interest

Bahamas privatisation attracts top flight interest

The Bahamas is edging towards opening up its telecommunications sector, with the government’s plans to sell off a controlling stake in state-owned Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) having taken another step forward...

Dec 15, 2009 / More » Ecopetrol launches $6.9Bn plan for 2010

Ecopetrol launches $6.9Bn plan for 2010

Colombian state controlled energy company Ecopetrol S.A. has announced its investment plan for 2010, totalling $6.93 billion, an increase of 11% compared to 2009. 93% of the proposed investment will be concentrated in...

Dec 14, 2009 / More » Petrobras hits Inca Trail with $1Bn investment

Petrobras hits Inca Trail with $1Bn investment

Brazilian state controlled energy giantPetrobras has announced plans to invest US$1bn in it’s Peruvian operations from 2010-2013. According to a report from Peruvian news agency Andina report, Petrobras’ CEO José Sergio Gabrielli said investment will...

Dec 14, 2009 / More »
ASIA Surge in Asian manufacturing helps lift global output figures

Surge in Asian manufacturing helps lift global output figures

Global manufacturing industry ended 2009 on what seems to be a fairly positive footing, with the JPMorgan Global Manufacturing PMI posting a comfortable 55.0 in December, up from 53.7 in November, significantly above...

Jan 7, 2010 / More » Remember board game Risk? It’s for real in nat gas world

Remember board game Risk? It’s for real in nat gas world

As we all live in the present, it is very hard to fully assess the future implications of decisions supported or made by political and business leaders. An extraordinary game of geo-strategy is...

Dec 16, 2009 / More » Keep an eye on the other …Stan

Keep an eye on the other …Stan

While many Western investors remain fixated on somehow acquiring a slice of Turkmenistan’s natural gas riches, despite a recent scandal over the country’s actual reserves, there is another country further east whose energy...

Dec 16, 2009 / More »
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