While all eyes have been on Japan’s economic outlook for years, it’s time to turn that perspective towards China. As many investors such as ARC Investment Partners understand, China is actually expected to surpass Japan as the world’s top consumer of luxury goods by 2012, and this is just one example of their economic momentum. …
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What If the Oil Stops Flowing from Oman Too?
As tensions in the Middle East continue to rise, concern about the political stability in Oman is mounting. Unrest in the sultanate has not yet reached the levels seen in countries such as Libya or even Bahrain, with only 2 deaths which can be attributed to clashes between demonstrators and security forces, but there are…
ARC China: Middle East Meets China
In my previous post I detailed the linkage between China’s rise in economic stature and its positive implications for our region. Well ARC China, a respected investment firm based in China concurs: Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) and Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA) are poised to become the largest investors in the…