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- December 28th, 2009
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illywhacker has posted a new entry on: Emerging Voice
Jordanian media sector feels the pinch
Like much of the economy, Jordan’s media sector has been affected by the global recession, with revenue down and a round of belt tightening the order of the day, though even in difficult times…
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RAK lays out future energy plans
As demand continues to rise, Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) is looking to bolster its power infrastructure. With plans for several new power plants under way, the emirate is following a strategy that utilises…
- December 27th, 2009
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illywhacker has posted a new entry on: Emerging Voice
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 th…
- December 24th, 2009
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illywhacker has posted a new entry on: Emerging Voice
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…
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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 selec…
- December 21st, 2009
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illywhacker has posted a new entry on: Emerging Voice
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 $5 billion in new…
- December 17th, 2009
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illywhacker has posted a new entry on: Emerging Voice
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illywhacker has posted a new entry on: Emerging Voice
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…
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illywhacker has posted a new entry on: Emerging Voice
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 for China to purchas…
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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 based on the Balassa-Samuelson effect. Tha…
- December 16th, 2009
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illywhacker has posted a new entry on: Emerging Voice
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 first two (consumer and industrial) were launched two weeks…
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illywhacker has posted a new entry on: Emerging Voice
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 under…
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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 countr…
- December 15th, 2009
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illywhacker has posted a new entry on: Emerging Voice
Clarity in the crisis : Russian retail sector on the up
Russia’s exposure to the global financial crisis had become unquestionable by the end of 2008. After years of dynamic development, a result of the country’s stable economic growth, risin…
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Resilient Qatar shakes off Dubai hangover
While many countries in the Gulf region slipped into recession this year, Qatar has not only avoided the financial crisis but moved straight past it at speed, gaining momentum. Some eyebrows may hav…
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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) havi…
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Tunisian transport sector gets a lift
Tunisia’s transport sector is set to receive a boost of attention as the new airport at Enfidha, a hour’s drive from the capital Tunis, is set to start operations. The new infrastructure…
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Targetting China : Sector ETFs
As ETFs have grown from a closet industry to a mainstream investing option, funds offering exposure to nearly every corner of the globe have popped up. Although the abundance of funds has brought ac…
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Ugandan Oil : Curse or Blessing?
Uganda makes baby steps to become regional energy giant Italian energy giant Eni S.p.A, which also owns interests in the Republic of Congo, Nigeria and Ghana, announced in late November its acquisiti…
- December 14th, 2009
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illywhacker has posted a new entry on: Emerging Voice
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 wil…
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illywhacker has posted a new entry on: Emerging Voice
LatAm nations agree to blanket reduction in trade tarrifs
With the aim of increasing international trade, 22 emerging and developing countries, including seven Latin American nations, signed an agreement to reduce tariff barriers by 20% on a minimum of 70%…
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Venezuela threatens to take banking sector into state hands
After the Venezuelan government announced an audit of three private banks “behind closed doors”, Hugo Chávez announced that he would merge the three institutions to create a new State bank ca…
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Central European Gas Hub & Wiener Börse kick start trading
The start of gas trading activities by the CEGH Gas Exchange of the Vienna Stock Exchange (Wiener Börse) today marks a further step towards positioning the Central European Gas Hub (CEGH) as an imp…
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Is there enough appetite for two China tech ETFs?
Global X Management Company is now halfway through their rollout of six China sector ETFs with today’s (12/09/2009) introduction of Global X China Technology ETF. The first two (consumer and indus…
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Bulgarian banks resist government wooing
Bulgaria’s banks are being cautious in their response to government calls to increase the flow of loans, wary of potential problems that could arise in the new year, while awaiting more positi…
- December 9th, 2009
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Saudi Telecom opens up Bahrain market
Image via Wikipedia Bahrain’s crowded telecommunications sector is about to get even busier, with mobile phone operators Bahrain Telecommunications Company (Batelco) and Zain set to fac…
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China set to enter Malaysian banking sector
The face of Malaysia’s banking sector is set to change next year, with a number of new overseas banks in line to receive licences to enter the market, a move that is expected to increase compe…
- December 7th, 2009
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illywhacker has posted a new entry on: Emerging Voice
Counting chickens on Japan’s stimulus?
In the wake of the recent global recession, many investors have looked to Asia to lead the way to recovery. Emerging economies such as China and India have continued to expand at impressive pace, wh…
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Emerging Market goldbugs
Gold fell for the first time during last week, off 4% on Friday to $1,162.40 an ounce, the biggest drop since Dec. 1, 2008 after the new U.S. jobs data showed unexpected strength. The Dollar rallie…
- December 6th, 2009
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illywhacker has posted a new entry on: Emerging Voice
Enel ramps up LatAm exposure
Italian energy company Enel has announced that it will invest a further US$7 billion in Latin America over the next five years, providing an indication that the global financial crisis has abated in t…
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N Korean currency re-valuation sparks panic buying
North Korea’s government has reportedly sparked panic buying by its citizens after it announced plans to redenominate the won. North Koreans have been given until Sunday to exchange their old c…
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Brunei to tap “health tourism”
Medical Tourism contributes more tha $1Bn to Thai economy Brunei Darussalam is to ramp up medical research in an effort to combat the rise in lifestyle-related health problems in the Sultanate, whi…
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Trend following: Morroco invests in education sector
As part of a four-year “emergency plan” to overhaul the education sector, the Moroccan government has signed DH12.6bn (€1.1bn) in new agreements to improve the quality of its universit…
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Bulgarian companies set to endure another tough year
Business expectations clearly spell another tough year lying ahead for Bulgarian companies, Roland Berger Strategy Consultants said. Despite first improvements, small growth rates in 2010 will not co…
- December 5th, 2009
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Colombia expects record mining investment
emerald mining in Colombia Colombian Mines and Energy Minister Hernan Martinez maintains that investor confidence and increased security in the country have encouraged foreign investment in mining ex…
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Russian service & manufacturing sectors suffer in November
As doubts grow that in the post Dubai word Russia’s central bank will be able to sustain a great deal of momentum in its ongoing programme of interest rate reductions, we learn this week that…
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illywhacker has posted a new entry on: Emerging Voice
SmartHeat: Another Great Growth Opportunity from China
In our everlasting quest to find true secular growth stories, we keep finding stories outside the US. All 3 companies mentioned at the beginning of this Investors’s Business Daily story have i…
- December 4th, 2009
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illywhacker has posted a new entry on: Emerging Voice
4 new leveraged Bear & Bull ETF offerings for LatAm & China
bull & bear funds Four New 3x Direxion China and Latin America ETFs Direxion, known for its 3x leveraged ETFs, launched four new funds today (12/03/09) targeting China and Latin America. The n…
- December 3rd, 2009
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illywhacker has posted a new entry on: Emerging Voice
Fireworks from Latin America bourses in November
Far from the earthquake unleashed on international markets by Dubai’s request to defer payment of its multi-million dollar debt, the two major stock exchanges in Latin America, Mexico City and…
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illywhacker has posted a new entry on: Emerging Voice
2010 around the corner .. what’s the prognosis?
2010 is fast approaching. I have had conversations with colleagues..and the issue that was brought up so many times was 2007-2009 just a fluke or the beginning of something more serious. As usual……
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New Indian mobile launch from Telenor covers 600 million end users
Norways Telenor Group launches new operator across India: Uninor launches across seven circles, encompassing 600 million end users. Telenor’s Indian mobile operation, Uninor, today announced th…
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Genetics for palm oil to boost $17.6Bn export industry
Malaysia is looking to genetics to help its palm oil industry improve productivity, while enhacing the image of the sector at a time when it is seeking to capture a bigger share of the global vegeta…
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Indonesia gives IT sector a boost
Indonesia’s IT industry could be in line for an increase in state support, with the government looking to boost funding for infrastructure while backing calls for greater assistance to the dom…
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ICT top of the class in Bangkok
Thailand is planning to step up spending on information and communications technology (ICT) in order to strengthen the education system and better prepare the country’s youth to work in an inc…
- December 2nd, 2009
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illywhacker has posted a new entry on: Emerging Voice
Ron Rowland : Window-Dressing is Underway
Most markets moved higher in the last week but still lost some upward momentum. The big news, of course, was the request by state-owned Dubai World to renegotiate some of its debt payments. Coming as…
- December 1st, 2009
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India’s 7.9% economic surprise
Notwithstanding all the issues with using GDP as the main signal of economic prosperity … it is the end all, be all for government officials and market watchers. India just checked in with an…
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India kills counterfeit mobiles …what of China?
The headline in today’s Times of India reads – “Chinese mobiles sans IMEI won’t buzz from Monday.” Mobile carriers in India will be required to hit the kill switch on any/all phone…
- November 30th, 2009
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illywhacker has posted a new entry on: mystockvoice
Uranium hunt on for both Russia & China
Since the opening up in the mid-1990s, uranium exploration in Mongolia by international companies has not been subject to any clear national policy or close regulation. In the last few years, howe…
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Bolivia talks tough on hydrocarbons
Carlos Villegas, president of the state-owned oil company Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB), has announced that the country plans to invest US$11 billion in the sector over the ne…
