Beijing announces plans to boost infrastructure investment despite debt crackdown and escalating trade tensions with the US By Gordon Watts It appears the best way to avoid a debt trap is to keep on spending. At a meeting of the State Council, the de facto cabinet of the […]
BY GEORGE FRIEDMAN A delegation of executives from major German corporations recently met with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Such delegations are not unusual. Sometimes it is routine, sometimes a courtesy. But occasionally, it has significance. In the case of Russia-Germany relations, such meetings are always potentially significant. Germany’s Unsteady […]
Recent surveys show the region’s pool of super-rich tycoons dipped last year due to sluggish economic growth and a commodity price slump By Alan Boyd Want to get super rich in Asia? You will need to live in Hong Kong, Beijing or Singapore, attend a university in the […]
BY NOMI PRINS I’ve just wrapped up a long trip to Japan. And I’ve taken away one lesson from all of my conversations, speeches and research: The rise of nationalism in the U.S. will cause massive shifts in global trade alliances. One of the main beneficiaries will be Japan. […]
From Acting Man, by Keith Weiner Frexit Threat Macronized The dollar moved strongly, and is now over 25mg gold and 1.9g silver. This was a holiday-shortened week, due to the Early May bank holiday in the UK. The lateral entrant wakes up, preparing to march on, avenge the […]
The government of the Russian Republic of Karelia and China State Energy Engineering (Sinomec), a Chinese company, agreed to build an electric wind generating plant in the region, the press office of the head of the Republic announced The agreement on cooperation in the field of power system […]
By EMANUELE SCIMIA NOVEMBER 10 Germany’s bellyache about China’s foreign direct investment policy is a sign of Europe’s growing displeasure with what is perceived as an imbalance in the economic ties between the Old Continent and the Asian giant. Sectors of the government in Berlin are calling […]
According to the IMF, Iran’s GDP is projected to go up 5 percent this year and next and may reach 8 percent by 2022. To make this happen the country needs $230 billion in domestic and foreign investments The financial and economic sanctions imposed on Tehran in […]
German Firms Double Investment in Russia Despite Sanctions German companies are keen to invest in Russia and have almost doubled their investment this year, German news magazine Der Spiegel reported. In spite of the EU’s anti-Russian sanctions, in place since March 2014, German companies have almost doubled their […]
In the next three years, the cost of buying an apartment in Saigon is predicted to increase by 5 – 10% annually, according to a new report. The study, compiled by Jones Lang LaSalle’s Vietnam office (JLL), a commercial real estate and property services provider, surveys the price […]
Where New Silk Road and EEU (Eurasian Economical Union) meet Russia, Iran, India and China constructive response to destructive and disruptive “western” (really American) policies of sanctions and military interventions in Middle East and “Pivot to Asia” militarization of Asia-Pacific A major project to foster trade […]
As the rough diamond market continues to recover after having stagnated in 2015, Russian diamond miner Alrosa Group has boasted stronger sales in the first quarter of 2016: the company’s revenue soared by almost 37 percent, reaching $1.56 billion, while its profit more than doubled to $758.8 million. “Revenue from diamond sales jumped 41 percent to […]
Irina Drobysheva, special to RBTH A new agricultural center with Israeli technology will be set up near the city of Vladivostok, Primorye Territory Governor Vladimir Miklushevsky said on November 13. An agreement to set up the center was signed by the Primorye Administration and Biotecmarket, a […]
