by Afshin Molavi | Mar 23, 2020 | Coronavirus/Covid-19, Emerging Market Multinationals, Emerging Markets, NewPost, Original Articles
Emerging market currencies across Asia are feeling the pinch from the Covid-19 pandemic, with values in some places falling to levels not seen since the 1998 Asian financial crisis. An Asian currency stress test by a leading European bank discovered the most trouble...
by Afshin Molavi | Mar 23, 2020 | China Economy, China Equities, Coronavirus/Covid-19, Emerging Market Multinationals, Emerging Markets, NewPost
Even amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, German carmaker BMW sees enormous potential in the China market and has pledged to ramp up its production in the world’s largest auto market. This from China Daily BMW AG is considering scaling up its investment in China...
by Afshin Molavi | Dec 18, 2019 | Aviation, Emerging Market Multinationals, NewPost
Hong Kong airlines are feeling the heat, facing bankruptcy and job cuts after six months of anti-Beijing demonstrations, Bloomberg reports. Hong Kong’s airlines face the prospect of further job cuts and even bankruptcies as anti-Beijing protests continue to...
by Afshin Molavi | Sep 25, 2019 | DubaiSilkRoad, Emerging Market Multinationals, Logistics, NewPost, Original Articles, Ports, Shipping
The Journal of Commerce, in conjunction with research firm Alphaliner, has just published the top 40 Global Container Shipping operators list. What is striking is the dominance of the Top Ten – which control 87.9% of the market. Here are the Top Ten Global...
by Afshin Molavi | Aug 1, 2019 | China Economy, Emerging Market Multinationals, Emerging Markets, Fast Moving Consumer Goods, Japan Economy, NewPost, Original Articles, South Korea, Southeast Asia, Top Ten Lists
The good folks at EuroMonitor International continue to produce some of the finest research on Asia’s economic transformation. Their latest report, downloadable on their site, looks at the Asian Retail Landscape. These are the Top Ten companies within retailing...
by Afshin Molavi | Jul 29, 2019 | Africa Business, Articles, Emerging Market Multinationals, Emerging Markets, Globalization, North Africa Commerce/Economy, Saudi Arabia Economy, United Arab Emirates Economy, West Asia Economies
By Afshin Molavi If you want to understand our collective future, look no further than Africa. Let us start with the obvious: Africa’s demographics. According to UN projections, Africa’s population is set to double by 2050 to 2.4 billion. Looking further ahead to the...
