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Investing World Cup: Africa and the Middle East vs. Developed Asia Or, a bet on the future versus a region more like home. With more and more investors looking abroad for stock ideas, we present our own version of the World Cup. |
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Investing World Cup: Developed Asia Rebuttal Ten or 12 years from now, things might be different, but this is 2006, and developed Asia wins this one. |
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The Way to Play Africa Africa is the continent with the most untapped potential. Will it ever be stable for U.S. investors? |
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A Fund as Hot as the Desert Focusing on the Middle East and Africa, the T. Rowe Price Africa & Middle East Fund delivers big returns. |
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The New Emerging Markets: Africa and the Middle East It comes as some surprise that on a list compiled by Lipper Inc. of the top performing emerging market funds, the top tier of leading funds includes several that specialize in Africa or in Africa and the Middle East. |
Financial Planning
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Fund Manager Profile: Oliver Bell of t. Rowe Price Despite turmoil, Africa and the Middle East have solid, long-term investment prospects, says the manager of the T. Rowe Price Africa & Middle East Fund, Oliver Bell. |
Finance & Development
December 2011
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HBS Working Knowledge
November 6, 2006
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How South Africa Challenges Our Thinking on FDI After the fall of apartheid, South Africa accepted the standard prescription for countries to receive more foreign direct investment. Yet FDI has been a mere trickle. Why? The answer may reside in the country's strong corporate environment. |
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5 Stocks for Cashing In on East Africa's Energy Boom Eni, Anadarko, and others find the sweet spot in East Africa. |
Finance & Development
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Letters to the Editor Corruption Taking Its Toll on Growth... A Missed Opportunity... Financial Sector is Key to Africa's Growth... |
Finance & Development
December 2011
Antoinette Sayeh |
The Quality of Growth The questions that continually nag at me concern the quality of this growth in sub-Saharan Africa. In particular, is it inclusive -- are the poor and the young benefiting -- and is it sustainable? |
Information Today
September 8, 2008 |
Comtex Adds New Middle East Content From Al Bawaba The content covers Middle East business and the economy throughout the Middle East and North Africa. |
The Motley Fool
February 14, 2007
Dale Baker |
Find the Right Emerging Market To succeed in foreign investing, learn how to spot a successful emerging economy. |
BusinessWeek
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Mobile Firms in Africa Get Spotty Reception Multinationals are drawn to Africa's 300 million people who lack mobile access. But poorer customers mean slower profit growth. |
HBS Working Knowledge
March 8, 2004
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African CEOs: A View from the Top It's a market with 700 million people---but it's highly fragmented. Here is what executives in Africa have to say about business and career opportunities on the continent. |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2007
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Connecting Africa and Asia Improved Asian market access can boost Africa's exports, but Africa needs domestic reforms to fully capture the economic benefits |
Reason
October 2005
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Data: Aiding and Indebting Despite the push to give to sub-Saharan African economies, evidence that aid boosts economic development is hard to come by. |
BusinessWeek
February 2, 2004
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Africa: The Next Wide-Open Wireless Frontier In the sub-Sahara, companies big and small are rushing to sign up clients |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2003
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Unfulfilled Promise Why the Middle East and North Africa region has lagged in growth and globalization |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2001
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What Africa Needs to Do to Benefit from Globalization |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2003
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Middle East to Dominate World Oil for Many Years With oil exports from MENA projected to more than double by 2020, this region will continue to dominate the oil market for the foreseeable future. |
The Motley Fool
May 9, 2006
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The Great Countries Aren't the Ones You Think Want to find excellent international investments? They may be in countries you'd never expect. While it's impossible to tell exactly what inputs are involved in determining economic success in any one country, here are a few things to look out for. |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
Global Investment Comes Slowly to Africa shortest books" that people make jokes about. But Africa's economic story is beginning to develop new chapters, according to speakers at the recent Africa Business Forum organized by the Wharton African Students Association. The forum's theme was "Africa's Growth Engines." |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2000
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Raising Growth and Investment in Sub-Saharan Africa: What Can Be Done? Sub-Saharan Africa must increase economic growth to reduce poverty and improve living standards. This article discusses some obstacles to growth in the region, as well as some policy actions that would improve its prospects. |
Investment Advisor
April 1, 2011
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Dollars and Dissent: What Regime Changes in MENA Countries Mean for Investors Regime changes in the Middle East and North Africa have implications for investors beyond those countries' borders. |
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Africa: The World's Next Great Economic Story Coca-Cola Co.'s Alexander Cummings recently spoke to Stanford University's Institute for Economic Policy Research and African Leadership Academy about Africa's growing economic power. |
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Never Judge an ETF by Its Cover There are dozens of country-specific ETFs, offering pure play exposure to booming international markets. |
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South African Companies Unlock Sub-Saharan Africa Versed in the highs and lows of emerging-market development, SABMiller, Standard Bank, and others are expanding across Africa and beyond. |
BusinessWeek
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New Rules for Tapping Africa's Abundant Oil The oil fields in Africa are tempting, but the government is hard to deal with. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2006
Michael Klein |
Taking Care of Business Creating a better business environment is crucial for bolstering growth in Africa. |
On Wall Street
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Life Stories: Debra Treyz I was overseas for almost four years running JPMorgan Private Bank for the Europe, Middle East and Africa region. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2001
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Making Globalization Work in Africa There is no doubt that economic growth rates in sub-Saharan Africa have lagged far behind those of other regions and that Africa is the region least integrated into the global economy. |
Financial Advisor
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Into The Frontier Frontier stocks look suddenly attractive as developed economies slow, but exposure to these markets isn't for everyone. |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
The Struggle for Economic Growth in Africa In an effort to generate economic growth, African leaders are lobbying the world for investment capital, promising political and free-market reforms in return. The continent desperately needs outside capital to jump-start stagnant economies... |
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February 12, 2008
Zoe Van Schyndel |
A Diamond in the Rough The iShares MSCI South Africa Index Fund offers a convenient way to access the rich potential of South Africa. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2001
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The New International Financial Architecture and Africa African countries have made progress on various elements of the new architecture, but more work is needed---in particular, to enhance transparency and accountability, implement standards and codes, and strengthen financial systems. |
Bank Systems & Technology
June 3, 2008
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VeriFone Reorganizes Management Electronic payment company VeriFone Holdings, Inc. announced a new market initiative in its European, Middle East and African business by reorganizing management and sales and marketing efforts. |
Reason
July 2005
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Cry the Beloved Continent The Shackled Continent: Power, Corruption, and African Lives, by Robert Guest posits that Africans are poor because they're poorly governed. |
Finance & Development
March 2008
Wang & Bio-Tchane |
Africa's Burgeoning Ties with China Africa and China have been trading partners for centuries. But in recent years, the level and intensity of their relationship have increased dramatically. |
The Motley Fool
December 28, 2009
Jordan DiPietro |
Foreign Stocks You Can Actually Buy: South Africa Finding foreign stocks on U.S. exchanges can be difficult, so here's a start. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
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Africa: The Lost Continent No More Driven by a rising GDP and calmer political and financial waters over the past decade, Africa's nascent healthcare sector is poised for a fresh surge in growth. |
IEEE Spectrum
May 2006
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Africa Calling Growing numbers of Africans at the top, middle, and even bottom rungs of the economic ladder depend on the wireless sector for their livelihoods. But can the region sustain the wireless sector's phenomenal growth rates and accompanying prosperity? |
TIME Asia
July 5, 2010
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China's New Continent China is not the only nation that has noticed the opportunities in Africa, but it is the one that has taken them most seriously, in ways that may change not just the region's economic landscape but its political one too. |
Parameters
November 2004
Mike Denning |
A Prayer for Marie: Creating an Effective African Standby Force While the Rwanda tragedy is unparalleled with regard to the killers' speed and "efficiency," there is nothing new about violence on the African continent. |
Parameters
Winter 2005/2006
Francis V. Crupi |
Why the United States Should Robustly Support Pan-African Organizations This article presents a rationale for why it should be the policy of the United States to robustly support pan-African sub-regional organizations that seek to have Africans help themselves. |
The Motley Fool
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Ivan Martchev |
Forgotten Gold Stocks From South Africa If you are looking to play an explosive move in gold bullion in the next five years, South African gold mining stocks appear deserving of your attention. |
BusinessWeek
September 30, 2010
Renee Bonorchis |
Africa Is Looking Like a Dealmaker's Paradise In the wake of $15 billion in African takeover deals since summer, more global companies are expected to buy into the continent. |
The Motley Fool
June 12, 2006
Bill Mann |
Investing World Cup: Africa and the Middle East Rebuttal Will the 21st century be the Century of Africa for investors? |
