In 2008 the OTC product market in Central and Eastern Europe developed by around 26%, to €9.2bn.
In 2009 this market in the region will grow by around 8%, according to a recently released report “OTC market in Central and Eastern Europe 2009. Comparative analysis and development forecasts for 2009-2011″ from [...]
Today the market for biotechnology which can be used in pharmaceuticals and medicine (“red biotechnology”) is growing at a moderate pace in Poland.
In 2008 the sales of industry players even declined, as Bioton, the largest Polish biotech firm, performed poorly. Biotechnological firms are working hard on new products, the sales of which [...]
Following on from my post last week “What goes up must come down” , where I looked at the two largest producers of copper, Chile’s Codelco & also the American firm Freeport McMoRan, I have spent some time over the weekend researching the copper market & looking to see if I could [...]
Another interesting new entry to country ETFs is the Market Vectors Viet Nam ETF, which offers exposure to a new emerging market that has previously been unavailable to US investors
Van Eck Global launched the Market Vectors Vietnam ETF (VNM) today. Not only is this the first US-listed Vietnam fund, but it is also the [...]
Copper prices are at an all time high, coming off of deep lows in December 2008 of $1.25 lb, 3 month delivery is currently trading in Shanghai at $2.90 lb / $7,431 per tonne, extending the metals five week winning run. Shanghai copper looks to end the week almost 8.5% up, its strongest 5 day [...]
HSBC has reacted strongly to retail customer demand in New Zealand by launching four new funds, entirely focused on Emerging Markets. The four NZ$ denominated funds in which customers can invest are the China Fund, India Fund, BRIC Fund & the Asia ex Japan Fund. New Zealand investors have been looking for opportunities to [...]
Ukraine’s telecommunications sector is, potentially at least, in line for a major shake up, with plans to privatise a controlling stake in state-owned landline operator Ukrtelecom. Proposals to sell off Ukrtelecom have been around since the 1990s, with different formulas and percentages being floated at various times, along with varying assessments of the company’s net [...]
Citing mismanagement and underinvestment, the Nigerian government recently revoked the sale of Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (Nitel) and its mobile subsidiary, M-Tel. Despite this setback, the country’s telecommunications sector is booming and is primed to overtake South Africa as the continent’s fastest-growing market. Given the rising potential, it’s likely that the former telecoms monopoly will be [...]
Sociedad Qumica y Minera de Chile or SQM for short, has not been in the news of late, so has been off of my radar. Having had some spare time yesterday, I have been revisiting a few old friends & this stock has caught my eye for a couple of reasons.
Its the [...]