Nov 2011
Seeking Alpha "Australia's Mining Woes"
23/11/11 08:50 Filed in: Seeking Alpha | Australia
Though Australia’s Prime Minister keeps saying that she doesn’t see cause for any concern, the rest of the world certainly sees it looming. Australian mining has been the example of success in recent years, but all signs now point to that slowing. The major problem with the mining community down under is that distribution is singular. China remains their main customer. China is facing problems of its own at the moment. Its population control policy has been effective and as the workforce population declines it is facing strategic shifts in its manufacturing industry. With the population slowing and China moving to compensate, its demand for minerals from Australia will also slow. This will greatly slow down Australia’s mining industry, which happens to be its most profitable industry at the moment. Australia needs to start a major marketing campaign for this industry. Yet with its own Prime Minister not seeing the concern it might be too little, too late.
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Seeking Alpha "The Potential in Eastern Europe"
21/11/11 08:49 Filed in: Seeking Alpha | Eastern Europe
The eyes of the world's financial markets and economies are fixed on Europe. Some predict that a failure by Germany to bail out Greece will result in the collapse of the eurozone. Others predict it will happen anyway. Right now the world is not in favor of betting on European markets staying in tact. But how is this affecting Eastern Europe? And what effect will this have on Europe's Eastern counterparts in the long run?
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Seeking Alpha "3 ETFs to play China's Population Decline and Shift in Manufacturing"
17/11/11 08:45 Filed in: Seeking Alpha | China
Once upon a time, China was the low-cost manufacturing giant. Times have changed as China's population control policies have been effective, draining their once dense workforce. There aren’t as many people to fill jobs, or those willing to be paid a low wage for unskilled labor.
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Seeking Alpha "Investing In Brazil's Upcoming Infrastructure"
15/11/11 11:18 Filed in: Seeking Alpha | Brazil
The announcement to bring the 2016 Olympics to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, has brought about big changes in the area’s slums, or favelas. The police have been working with special forces commandos to regain control of these heavy trafficking areas. The commandos move in to clear it out and the police come in and set up base. They are also bringing in health care and electricity to these areas. The residents are happy to see these changes and the traffickers are on the run. Positive things are happening in Brazil. Just this past week they took over one of Rio’s largest slums and also arrested one of the most wanted drug traffickers in the process. Perhaps the most surprising part of this story was a policeman turning down a 6 figure bribe. Now that is progress. Everything appears to be on the way up for Brazil. They are making all of the changes necessary to be taken seriously by the outside world. With electricity being brought into the slums that were once untouched, this would be a wonderful time to invest in Brazil’s infrastructure.
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