Corruption is a major problem for most emerging markets, and in truth, quite a few developed states. Time and time again in BMI’s analysis on emerging markets, my colleagues and I have written on how governments need to crack down on corruption, if they want to attract greater foreign investment and prosper. However, this is [Read more...]

Riskwatchdog recently attended a Bloomberg Africa focus day where several speakers discussed the potential offered by the African consumer in a challenge to the often-held view that the continent is a pure resource play.
My colleagues in the Africa team at BMI are equally excited by the prospects for private consumption growth over the coming [Read more...]

With South Africa’s World Cup well under way, concerns that infrastructure would not be up to scratch have fallen by the wayside. The investment required to prepare South Africa was substantial, running in the billions of dollars, and far exceeding that of previous host nations. The impact of all this has been a tremendous – [Read more...]

One of the news stories drawing my attention today is a report in the New York Times suggesting that Afghanistan has almost US$1 trillion worth of mineral deposits. The article, citing US geologists, lists iron, copper, cobalt, gold, and lithium as existing in vast quantities in the country’s soil. Lithium in particular has been highlighted, [Read more...]

In spite of the recent financial and economic fallout, BMI’s Infrastructure Team maintains the view that Greece’s infrastructure sector is one of the most attractive in Europe. The combination of opportunities for large greenfield (i.e. new projects and developments) and brownfield (i.e. existing assets) deals, coupled with a positive track record on public private partnerships [Read more...]

Most people are well aware that the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China) countries are big recipients of foreign direct investment (FDI). But they are also big sources of FDI.

In 2009, for the first time, emerging market outbound mergers and acquisitions (M&A) flows outpaced inbound M&A flows, reaching US$131.8bn, according to Dealogic. Most of these [Read more...]

A region which traditionally received only little coverage is being considered an option by an increasing number of foreign investors. Richard Hamilton, BMI’s Latin America analyst, explains why interest in the region is growing, and whether Central America should be considered a viable option for foreign investors.

 

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