China and Japan’s complementary rivalry in Africa
Coinciding state tours of Africa obscured how complementary China and Japan are in uniting economic development on the continent, writes Kai Xue
India cuts growth forecast to less than 5% before election
India lowers its estimate of annual growth for financial year to 4.9% from 5% because of contraction in manufacturing and mining sectors
Between an American rock and a Chinese hard place
The odd thing about the stampede out of emerging markets this year is that it’s happened just as US Treasury yields went into reverse, writes Mike Dolan
Africa is open for business, says Zuma
Investors focusing on Africa are in ‘right place at right time’ as robust growth makes continent new growth frontier, President Jacob Zuma tells conference
Chinese PMI keeps mood glum, Hungary weak
Emerging stocks dip, adding to two loss-making weeks, dragged further down by Chinese data, and Hungarian assets fall on worry about country’s high debt levels
Nigeria to become Africa’s biggest economy
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Davos can open ears of world to SA's views
The best chance South Africa has to make clear to the world just how the Federal Reserve’s actions make emerging economies vulnerable is at the Davos World Economic Forum, writes Kuseni Dlamini
G-20’s agenda embraces African interests
As the host of the Group of 20 next year, Australia is mindful of African interests and eager to work closely with African countries, writes Graeme Wilson
Free trade not always best for developing nations
It is not enough for a developing country to be integrated into global value chains, writes Pankaj Mishra
Kenya railway saga shows price for Africa’s sorely needed infrastructure may be higher than bargained for
Kenyan project puts China model on trial
Suddenly, the markets have taken centre stage and everyone’s trying to infer their message
IN THE MARKETS: Where to from here?
Government lacks autonomy to emulate Asian Tigers’ path
Asian examples of the developmental state demonstrate how states that were late to industrialise can take the initiative in leading the process of accelerated industrialisation, writes Wynand Greffrath
LETTER FROM CHINA: Beijing has little choice but to improve quality
China’s space programme is the pinnacle in the transformation of the country’s manufacturing complex, writes Kobus van der Wath
Individuals are key to making the ‘Chinese Dream’ a reality
Under new leader Xi Jinping, China has embarked on an ambitious programme to move dramatically forward, writes Graham Bell
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With the right policy, SA can look forward to benign year
Peter Attard Montalto: With the extent of South Africa’s recovery at the forefront this year, what are the top questions for investors at present?
Heed the warning of Brazil’s model for growth
Brazil’s model of development appears to be less applicable to South Africa’s context than originally thought, writes Lyal White
From San Francisco to the South China Sea
US and other extra-regional powers should invoke San Francisco Treaty to internationalise diplomatic processes over claims to disputed islandsFiat cuts target as Brazil slips
Fiat slashes the bottom end of its trading profit forecast to €3.5bn from €4bn
China treating Tiananmen crash as possible suicide attack
Authorities see crash as ‘no accident’, sources say, while dragnet provokes fear of a crackdown on minority Uighur community
Renewable energy offers Africa chance to see the light
There's an opportunity for the continent to use its natural resources to address its electricity woes, writes Ntlai Mosiah
Alrosa puts on its finery to woo investors
Diamond giant’s road show will reveal all about its growth plans, writes Charlotte Mathews
Sanofi blames China for profit warning
Drug maker Sanofi cuts 2013 profit forecast for second time after Chinese slowdown, lower generic sales and manufacturing problems hit third-quarter results
Chinese investors take smaller stakes in African resources
Chinese investors now take smaller stakes and provide financing, giving them access to the resource without ownership
Russian firms eager to raise trade with South Africa
Russia and South Africa are still negotiating the update of their 2004 framework agreement on nuclear co-operation
Brazilian oil giant OGX heading for bankruptcy
OGX Petróleo & Gas Participações, the oil company founded by former billionaire Eike Batista, says it has failed to reach an agreement with holders of its dollar-denominated bonds
Latin American alliances need complementary strategies
Greater co-operation between Pacific Alliance and the Southern Common Market could help region become major economic player, writes José Luis Machinea
South Africa must not forget Latin America
In the rush to build relationships with rising industrial powers China and India, South Africa may be ignoring the potential of a stronger relationship with Latin America, Ray Hartley
LETTER FROM CHINA: Early birds will score when Beijing opens the floodgates
Chinese government does not want to be too specific about planned reforms unless it is unequivocally certain that such reforms can be implemented, writes Kobus van der Wath
How China plans to prove the sceptics wrong
Foreign commentators say China is heading for an economic and political crisis, but the country’s leaders are in a strikingly confident mood, writes Gideon Rachman
LETTER FROM CHINA: Chinese Communist Party’s third plenum may take long view on financial reforms
China’s growth model has created vested interests that will attempt to keep the status quo for as long as they can, writes Kobus Van Der Wath
Take pride in what we have achieved — and raise the bar
South Africa has seen a number of successes after almost 20 years of democracy but still faces many structural challenges, writes Colin Coleman
China market holds untold opportunities for SA Inc
SA executives and policy makers need to remember the sheer size and number of opportunities South African companies can tap in China
Wooing China’s princelings
While recent scandals have put China’s princelings under a harsh media spotlight, they have been hot commodities for Western companies, writes Minxin Pei
Reason and the end of poverty
Concluding that poverty eradication requires only reliance on growth, and that government interventions have little merit, is a lapse of logic, writes Kaushik Basu
Infosys to settle US work visa case
Infosys set to pay about $35m to avoid restrictions on its use of US work visas under a potential resolution of the company’s use of entry permits
Putin can use his moral high ground to ‘reset’ relations
Putin’s Syrian initiative will test his diplomatic and strategic acumen; the world will closely watch whether he will be able to deliver, writes Gerrit Olivier
Opinion
TORQUE: Champions of the numbers game
David Gleason
All SA’s politicians are doing is inconveniently raising the cost of living, making our manufacturers uncompetitive, writes David Gleason
Opinion
Worry that SA is not a republic fit for bananas
Tony Leon
Pundits putting percentages on the risk of South Africa’s descent into the league of 'failed states' makes for good headlines but it is probably not time to head for the hills
Opinion
Brics may work in good times, but in crisis times?
Tim Cohen
It’s easy to see how the practice of the Brics bank might get very complicated, very quickly
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