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Date Updated: August 9, 2019

The Case for Frontier Farmland

The following content is provided courtesy of our colleague Scott.  As Scott is passionate about the case for investment in frontier agriculture – a point in which we share much common ground – we asked him to share some of his insight. [hr] Last week I had lunch with an executive of a Mongolian real… Read More

Written by Scott Baker · Categorized: Global Trends · Tagged: Agriculture, Cambodia, frontier markets, Mongolia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Vietnam

Date Updated: September 12, 2019

KFC and Burger King in Cambodia

The Colonel has dominated the local scene since he came to Phnom Penh in 2007. Though, I anticipate a sea change with a new player in town, the King, who has the potential to dominate the country. No, I’m not talking about the upcoming elections or political strife, but something much more fulfilling…fast food wars…. Read More

Written by Scott Baker · Categorized: Global Trends · Tagged: Burger King, Cambodia, Consumer Spending, KFC

Date Updated: August 26, 2019

Going Where the Growth Is!

Just a couple weeks ago, two dozen independent thinkers from around the globe descended on Phnom Penh, Cambodia for our Cambodia Boots on The Ground Meet Up. We heard presentations from 12 companies in a smattering of industries and were able to learn firsthand how entrepreneurs on the ground are taking advantage of the Kingdom’s… Read More

Written by Scott Baker · Categorized: Global Trends

Date Updated: November 12, 2015

Viet Nam or Cambodia?

As I look out my broken and dusty bus window, wiping the dirty sweat from my brow I am enamored by the rice paddies and beautiful countryside. Suddenly we come to an abrupt stop and I’m relieved of my calm introspection. It’s time to enter “No Man’s land”, that bureaucratic “grey” area between borders where… Read More

Written by Scott Baker · Categorized: Global Trends · Tagged: Cambodia, frontier markets, Investing, Private Equity, Vietnam

Date Updated: November 24, 2019

Beating the Bank… Lessons from Mongolia

Having lived in several Frontier Markets, I’ve oft observed that when wacky rules are put into place, creating inefficiencies and costing people money, the free market almost always finds a way around it. This goes for everything from selling vegetables roadside without a permit, hocking gasoline out of soda bottles or even changing currencies…today’s lesson…. Read More

Written by Scott Baker · Categorized: Global Trends · Tagged: banking, Capitalism, currencies, fiat money, frontier markets, Mongolia

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