by Afshin Molavi | Mar 23, 2020 | China Economy, China Equities, Coronavirus/Covid-19, Emerging Markets, NewPost, Original Articles, Shanghai
BlackRock, Fidelity International other major players signal interest in setting up majority-owned mutual fund units in Shanghai, Shenzhen Daily and news agencies report. From April 1, US and global players will be allowed majority ownership in mutual fund and...
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 | Mar 23, 2020 | Coronavirus/Covid-19, Emerging Markets, India Economy, NewPost, Original Articles
India, one of the fastest growing aviation markets in the world, will have largely empty skies as of Wednesday at midnight. All domestic flights have been grounded, adding to the ban on all international flights. The ban on all flights will continue to slam...
by root | Feb 6, 2020 | China Economy, Globalization, NewPost
A column by Oliver Stelling, a Dubai-based strategic communications adviser. Oliver has spent more than 20 years working with corporate and government clients in the fast-moving markets of China, Southeast Asia and the Middle East. The Coronavirus: High Stakes and a...
by Afshin Molavi | Jan 8, 2020 | Aviation, Emerging Markets, HUBSS, NewPost, Top Ten Lists, Videos
In the year 1945, nine million people traveled by air annually. Today, nine million people travel by air every 18 hours. All told, some 4.7 billion passengers took to the air in 2019. Nearly 40% of those flights are international. The New Silk Road Monitor produced a...
by Afshin Molavi | Jan 8, 2020 | Articles, Belt and Road Initiative, Europe, FiveG (5G), Mediterranean Sea Region, NewPost
The recently elected Prime Minister of Greece, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, was in Washington this week, doing the rounds, and I attended his highly engaging session at the Atlantic Council on Tuesday. He made a compelling case for the “Greece is back” narrative,...
