From very large Asian countries to relatively small East African nations, the European economic integration model has followers on every continent. Late last year Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Burundi and Rwanda have signed the birth certificate for the newest - and smallest - trade bloc, the East African Community.
Back in 1999, the leaders of Tanzania, Kenya [...]

In an increasingly energy-hungry world, no country is hungrier for natural resources and oil than China. Its 8 to 10 percent yearly growth rates over the last two decades have made the Chinese economy the second largest in the world today. With close to 2 trillion dollars in forex reserves, its government was able to [...]