by Afshin Molavi | Feb 22, 2019 | China Economy, Emerging Market Multinationals, Japan Economy, Logistics, NewPost, Original Articles, Shipping, Singapore, South Korea, Top Ten Lists
An advertisement in the latest physical issue of the Journal of Commerce, the leading global logistics magazine that is part of the IHS Markit group of publications, caught my eye. It’s an ad for China Ocean Shipping Company (COSCO), the world’s 3rd...
by Afshin Molavi | Feb 21, 2019 | Articles, China Economy, China/Middle East, Emerging Markets, North Africa Commerce/Economy, Saudi Arabia Economy, United Arab Emirates Economy, West Asia Economies
By Afshin Molavi China’s economy is slowing, which is both inevitable and alarming. Inevitable because no economy can defy gravity and grow at nearly double-digit rates on average for three decades, as China’s did from 1989 through 2018. And alarming because the...
by Afshin Molavi | Feb 21, 2019 | Articles, China/Middle East, Demographics, Development, North Africa Commerce/Economy, West Asia Economies
A few months ago, a devastating hurricane tore through a stretch of beach in the US state of Florida, destroying homes in its path – with one exception. One house stood tall amid the wreckage, virtually intact with a few bruises here and there. It was no accident....
by Afshin Molavi | Feb 20, 2019 | Emerging Market Multinationals, Emerging Markets, Logistics, NewPost, Original Articles, Shipping, South Korea
The South Korean shipbuilding industry, once a lodestar of the country’s industrial development, continues to be battered by lower cost Chinese competition and an oversupply of vessels on the market. Only three of South Korea’s majors still stand on the...
by Afshin Molavi | Feb 19, 2019 | Emerging Markets, India Economy, NewPost, Videos
Legendary emerging markets investor Mark Mobius is bullish on India, and interested in Turkey and Brazil – Posted February 18, 2019 (from Bloomberg, January 24, 2019) “I just came back from a two week trip to India and I was amazed at the changes that are...
