Insights

trade

China may end up inadvertent winner from Trump's aluminium tariffs: Russell

China's aluminium producers do have spare capacity

Reuters News - 13 Aug 2018

markets

A turbulent year for alumina market could get still worse: Andy Home

The intermediate product sitting between bauxite and refined metal on aluminium production chain doesn’t normally grab the headlines. But it did in April, when the spot price doubled to over $700 per tonne.

Reuters News - 01 Aug 2018

economy

Bringing China to the Middle East in a big way

China is a key investor in sectors such as real estate and construction

Khaleej Times - 01 Aug 2018

syria

Assad's property law hits hope of return for Syrians in Germany

New Law 10 gives Syria right to expropriate property

Reuters News - 14 Jun 2018

construction

Why Caterpillar can't keep up with a boom in demand

Caterpillar CEO said it it plans to spend more on new technologies, expanding its parts business and selling more rental and used equipment.

Reuters News - 23 May 2018

industrial

Blackstone stores up value in warehouse deal

The private equity firm is jumping into something of a property-grab for industrial real estate investment trusts

Reuters News - 08 May 2018

construction

India's top builder starts useful renovation

Larsen & Toubro agreed to sell its electrical and automation unit to France’s Schneider Electric for $2.1billion in cash.

Reuters News - 02 May 2018

saudi arabia

Schools, water are priorities as Saudi launches privatisation plan

Aims to transfer a quarter of GDP to private sector

Reuters News - 25 Apr 2018

economy

Development bank EBRD eyes Africa for next wave of expansion

EBRD has been rapidly expanding over the last decade to operate in more than 30 countries from Morocco to Mongolia.

Reuters News - 16 Apr 2018

trade

With trade war, U.S. and China stumble into the Thucydides Trap: Kemp

United States and China have fired the opening shots in a trade war that may be hard to stop.

Reuters News - 04 Apr 2018