Tue Oct 11, 2011 14:53 GMT |
Chinese companies are to continue seeking iron ore, copper, and bauxite projects overseas as the country has a significant supply deficit in these metals. Regarding iron ore, China accounts for 14.9% of global production but consumes over 40% of the world’s steel output. This differential is replicated in copper and bauxite, and China is thus… [Read more]
Tags: Africa, Cameroon, China, Chinalco, Commodities, Congo, copper, Gabon, Guinea, Hanlong, iron ore, Liberia, mining, Zambia
Posted in: Africa, China, Commodities, FDI, General
Thu Aug 6, 2009 15:59 GMT |
With risk appetite still on and markets racing ahead, I have been seeking out some of the more unconventional, ‘frontier’ plays. These are not for the faint-hearted but I like the look of several sovereign bonds – Ghana’s US$ 2017 global bond, Republic of Congo’s US$ 2029 global bond and Ukraine’s US$ 2013 global bond…. [Read more]
Tags: Congo, eurobond, External Debt, Ghana, junk bond, sovereign bond, sovereign default, Ukraine
Posted in: Africa, Commodities, Emerging Europe, Financials, Geopolitics, Latin America