In Emerging Markets For Dummies, I have a summary of each of the markets in the MSCI Emerging Markets and Frontier indexes. Since publication in January, no markets have changes as much as those of the Middle East and North Africa, so I’m writing updates. The first installment: Bahrain. Type of government: Constitutional monarchy Major… [Read More]
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Ever-Changing Africa
For decades, investors have been hearing that the Next Big Thing will be Africa. I wonder how many people missed out on inflection points in India and China because they were looking at Africa? No matter. Africa, of course, is a continent. The Republic of South Africa has as much in common with Sudan as… [Read More]
Potential Perils of Doing Business in China
Jordan Fishman is a man with a problem. He’s the 73-year-old owner of a company called Alpha Tire Systems, which designs tires used with underground mining equipment. It’s one of these many small businesses that you don’t realize exists, but then, of course, you realize it’s obvious that there’s a need for these tires and… [Read More]
