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Irwin G
Irwin G posted a blog entry
Friday Snapshot 7/18/08: Taipan Emerging Market Index Gains 9.3%
Can we get a rousing Hallelujah?Our Taipan Emerging Market Index jumped 9.3% this week as financial institutions come crashing...
 
Karin
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StoryBank – using mobiles to share stories in an Indian village
For the last two years, David Frohlich and Matt Jones have worked together on StoryBank (movie), a project enabling textual and computer illiterate people to build a repository of audio-visual content via camera phones. Vodafone Receiver magazine...
 
<em>oshaughnessy.jonathan</em>
oshaughnessy.jonathan posted a blog entry
Collection of Global Economic and Emerging Market Blogs
Hello all,Things are progressing here at Emerginvest quite well, but this week has been mostly development on...
 
<em>oshaughnessy.jonathan</em>
oshaughnessy.jonathan posted a blog entry
Top World Companies Increasingly Outside of the US: A Look at Fortune’s Global Top 500
The leading story this morning on CNNMoney was Fortune’s Global 500 – Its annual compilation of the top 500 companies in...
 
gsyi
gsyi posted a blog entry
Solaraktien weiter auf dem Vormarsch – Roth und Rau machen es vor
Bei all den Nachrichten über möglicher Weise gar nicht so nachhaltige Nachhaltigkeits-Fonds waren die Sparten der...
 
Matt
Matt posted a blog entry
Toyota expanding in Brazil
Brazil's auto market seems to be pretty hot right now. Today I noticed that Mercedes-Benz experienced a 53% increase in sales...
 
cooperative
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From favelas to townships: mobile use in low-income populations
MobileActive reports on two studies that explore how low-income people use mobile technology in Brazil and South Africa.This rise of mobile phone use by low-income and so-called ‘base-of-the-pyramid’ users raises a number of questions. Are...
 
Irwin G
Irwin G posted a blog entry
China’s Next Big Oil Play?
One of the biggest business stories of the year has literally been buried by the media — and it could cost you a...
 
Lucky-Devil
Lucky-Devil posted a blog entry
China’s Online Advertising Market Growing Fast
Online Advertising Market Developing Fast as Growth Increases to 24.5% in 2007 States the Report ‘China Advertising...
 
Irwin G
Irwin G posted a blog entry
Friday Snapshot 7/11/08: Taipan Emerging Market Index Gains 5%
I have to confess that before I tallied the results this week, I approached the task with an awful sense of dread. Everywhere...
 
Keith R
Keith R posted a blog entry
The World’s Most Sustainable Bank?
When the Financial Times and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) recently announced the winners of their annual...
 
Irwin G
Irwin G posted a blog entry
This Inflation Buster Could Turn into a Pay Day
Two Asian newspapers revealed that China’s fight against inflation could pay off in the immediate future. If so, the SSE...
 
IsraelNewsletterMan
IsraelNewsletterMan posted a blog entry
Has the Global Economy Hurt Israel? Finance Chief Thinks So
Aaron KatsmanIsraelNewsletter.comLast week in the tourist city of Eilat, the big-wigs( yours truly was not invited) of the...
 
pointgod
pointgod posted a blog entry
Hot Money Woes
So I was asked if the growth rates I referred to in my post on commodities were still valid.I thought about it for some time...
21 days ago rocks my STOCKS | Topics: hot money, india, monetary..., latam
 
pbove
pbove posted a blog entry
Gold Barriers: Vietnams Borrows from FDR in 1933
Borrowing a page in the history books from the United States in 1933, the Vietnamese Communist authorities suspended all gold...
23 days ago Roseman's Eruptions | Topics: Emerging..., Gold, FDR
 
Irwin G
Irwin G posted a blog entry
Will Emerging Markets Topple the King of Beers?
Budweiser and Busch are as American as camo seat covers in a F-150.Yet a hostile offer by InBev SA (Brussels:INB.BR) on...
 
Matt
Matt posted a blog entry
World monetary activity: an interconnected disconnectedness
The ECB and a number of Asian central banks are likely to raise rates to combat inflation. The U.S. appears to be more...
 
Doughroller
Doughroller posted a blog entry
Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund (VTWSX)
Vanguard recently launched an index mutual fund designed to track the performance of the FTSE All-World Index, a benchmark of...
 
Irwin G
Irwin G posted a blog entry
Upcoming World Cup Reveals That South Africa is in Shambles: 129% Profit Strike on the Horizon!
The World Cup scheduled for 2010 in South Africa is showing deep cracks in the country’s economy — positioning...
 
<em>markrunta</em>
markrunta posted a blog entry
Focusing on the Macro Trends of Tomorrow
Volatility! Makes your head spin. Till recently the concensus was - the credit crisis is behind us, earnings are good,...
 
Matt
Matt posted a blog entry
Poorly governed financial instutions...not just a problem in emerging markets
I like this paragraph from the book Financial Sector Governance: The Roles of the Public and Private Sectors (World...
 
Irwin G
Irwin G posted a blog entry
Friday Snapshot 6/27/08: Taipan Emerging Market Index Gets Caught in Down Draft and Falls 30.7%
With the markets getting crushed, it should come as no surprise that our Taipan Emerging Market index gets caught in the down...
 
Mickie
Mickie posted a blog entry
EIA: World energy consumption to grow by 50 percent between 2005 and 2030
International Energy Outlook 2008 - HighlightsSource: Energy Information AdministrationFrom press release:World marketed...
 
Irwin G
Irwin G posted a blog entry
Run with the CAT in Emerging Markets
Ask yourself this…If the U.S. housing market is at rock bottom, how can heavy-equipment maker Caterpillar, Inc. grow its...
 
Matt
Matt posted a blog entry
Inflation worries hammer emerging market bonds
Nice blog post today from Eric Roseman, he points out:But with growing inflation concerns, especially in Asia, investors are...
 
<em>rajanirani1_83</em>
rajanirani1_83 posted a blog entry
Lippo To Invest In Asia
Indonesian company Lippo Group declared that it is not discouraged by a slump in Asian property markets and increasing...
 
<em>rajanirani1_83</em>
rajanirani1_83 posted a blog entry
Frasers Hospitality Will Invest In China, India And Southeast Asia
Frasers Hospitality, Asia’s 2nd largest serviced-apartment operator, said it’s in talks to set up private equity...
 
<em>amittewari_aim</em>
amittewari_aim posted a blog entry
Lippo To Invest In Asia
Indonesian company Lippo Group declared that it is not discouraged by a slump in Asian property markets and increasing...
 
<em>amittewari_aim</em>
amittewari_aim posted a blog entry
Frasers Hospitality Will Invest In China, India And Southeast Asia
Frasers Hospitality, Asia’s 2nd largest serviced-apartment operator, said it’s in talks to set up private equity...
 
Matt
Matt posted a blog entry
Genetically modified crops: yes or no?
Rising global food prices have put some heat on the debate over genetically modified crops in the EU. Asian and African...
 
gsyi
gsyi posted a blog entry
Die Entwicklung der Rohstoffbörse als Investitionsmöglichkeit für private Anleger
Wenn wir uns derzeit schon so sehr der spannenden Debatte um Rohstoffe als Investitionsansatz widmen, soll hier auch auf die...
 
Irwin G
Irwin G posted a blog entry
Will Turkey Bounce Back for Long-Term Gains?
If you look at the chart of the Istanbul Stock Exchange your gut instinct is to cut and run. But is that the best strategy for...
 
Matt
Matt posted a blog entry
2008 WEC top ten 'global trade friendly' countries
The criteria:The Enabling Trade Index, featured in the report, measures the factors, policies and services facilitating the...
 
Irwin G
Irwin G posted a blog entry
China Tongue Lashing Shows U.S. as the Real Cold War Loser
Now it’s China’s turn to publicly humiliate America.It’s one more display of our Cold War defeat that we seem...
 
Kris Nair
Kris Nair posted a tweet
Friends at Global Environment Fund is looking for pre-MBA analyst [emerging markets] Focus: Growth Equity and Buyout.
 
Irwin G
Irwin G posted a blog entry
Is It Time to Double Down on China?
Roller-coaster ride is a good way to describe the Shangahi SSE Composite Index.If you were in it a year ago and rode it up for...
 
Irwin G
Irwin G posted a blog entry
Emerging Markets & The Myth of Empowerment
The news is great in emerging markets…India’s growing middle class can now afford servants.The boost in...
 
Irwin G
Irwin G posted a blog entry
Discovered at a Private Nightclub in Moscow: Make Money With Black Earth
I was having lunch with my friend and colleague Andrew Mickey, and our conversation turned to a New York Times article about...
 
Yian
Yian posted a blog entry
Property boom in emerging markets sustainable?
While the US is struggling with its sub-prime problem, many investors from the US, and UK are looking towards investing in the...
 
Yian
Yian posted a blog entry
Property boom in emerging markets sustainable?
While the US is struggling with its sub-prime problem, many investors from the US, and UK are looking towards investing in the...
 
Irwin G
Irwin G posted a blog entry
Friday Snapshot 6/6/08: Taipan Emerging Market Index Gains 44.2%
The Taipan Emerging Market Index is up today 44.2%, a huge gain from last week when it was virtually flat with an uptick of...
 
Irwin G
Irwin G posted a blog entry
Can a Little-Known Conference in Asia Reveal an Oil Gusher in Mexico?
An article in Business News Americas may tip off investors to a profit gusher in Mexico.Their small piece I saw yesterday...
 
Irwin G
Irwin G posted a blog entry
The Last Desperate Grab for Oil: A Speculative Buy on the Second-Largest, Unexplored Oil Reserve in the World
There are those who will tell you that oil is a cyclical business and a global fungible commodity. It rises and falls with the...
 
<em>james.cox00</em>
james.cox00 posted a blog entry
Hedge Fund Trading Styles and Strategies Uncovered
There are four broad styles of hedge funds and multiple hedge fund strategies beneath each style which are discussed at length...
 
TitleTycoon
TitleTycoon posted a blog entry
GOOD STEWARDS
Good stewardship has its rewards especially for Stewart Title Guaranty and Trust Company. Stewart recently made a $100,000...
 
Irwin G
Irwin G posted a blog entry
SWAT Team Looks to Cut China’s Addiction to Dirty Coal
There is a coal panic in China, and Beijing has dispatched a SWAT team of energy traders to corner the market on abundant,...
 
IsraelNewsletterMan
IsraelNewsletterMan posted a blog entry
Israel in the top 10 capital markets worldwide?
Smart investors know how to look at company provided projections. You’ve got to take them with a grain of salt.So, when...
 
Irwin G
Irwin G posted a blog entry
Your Backdoor into Indonesia’s Locked Down Market
Indonesia is a global partner for so many international organizationsNotes from abroad:More than 17,500 islands dot the...
 
moneysmartlife
moneysmartlife posted a blog entry
International Stock Investing - Are You Diversifying Your Portfolio Globally?
How much of your money is in domestic stocks? What percentage of your portfolio is invested internationally?  If...
 
Irwin G
Irwin G posted a blog entry
Friday Snapshot 3/30/08: Taipan Emerging Market Index Rebounds 103.6%
Our Taipan Emerging Market Index saw a slight gain today of .52%. Nothing to cheer about — except when you compare it...
 
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