Business Monitor International (BMI)’s Commodities Team believes that La Niña weather patterns are likely to return at the end of 2011. The US National Weather Service warned on September 8 that La Niña, the weather condition that caused volatility in commodity markets at the beginning of 2011, has already returned and should strengthen by the… [Read more]
Business Monitor International (BMI) has just published a Special Report examining the economic consequences of Japan’s March 11, 2011, earthquake. The report analyses the following topics: The economic consequences for Japan The impact of the quake on global financial markets The impact on global commodity prices The impact on Japan’s infrastructure sector The impact on… [Read more]
At the height of the crisis, BMI suggested that a story of ‘Three Asias’ – that of China and India, the domestic demand-driven economies and the trade-dependent states – would dictate the pace and virility with which the region would recover from the global downturn. A year on, Justin Patrie asks Rahul Ghosh, Head of… [Read more]
Myanmar (Burma) is a country that deserves more attention. In case you missed it, the US is currently pursuing a diplomatic outreach to Myanmar’s ruling State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) – the military junta headed by Senior General Than Shwe. US State Department officials have just returned from what was the highest-ranking American foray… [Read more]
