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Posted by on July 29, 2008, 9:15 pm
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> Market growth is nowhere to be found. Not in Canada, not in Mexico,
> not in emerging countries and certainly not in the U.S., as the chart
> below attests.
>
> to view chart click on blogsite:http://www.mystockpick.tk
>
> So, has market growth and the economic growth it depends on completely
> disappeared from the face of the earth. Not quite. There are still
> some countries showing impressive economic growth. The fastest-growing
> country in the world is Azerbaijan. Its economy is growing at an 18.6
> percent clip. And on Azerbaijan=92s heels is Angola =96clocking growth of
> 16 percent.
>
> According to the IMF there are plenty of countries whose growth comes
> in over six percent. I=92ve listed them below from fastest to slowest.
>
> Armenia (10)
> Turkmenistan (9.5)
> Liberia (9.5)
> China (9.3)
> Nigeria (9.1)
> Georgia (9)
> Libya (8.8)
> Afghanistan (8.6)
> Ethiopia (8.4)
> Uzbekistan (8)
> India (7.9)
> Tanzania (7.8)
> Panama (7.7)
> Sudan (7.6)
> Oman (7.4)
> Vietnam (7.3)
> Cambodia (7.2)
> Montenegro (7.2)
> Belarus (7.1)
> Uganda (7.1)
> Argentina (7)
> Peru (7)
> Moldova (7)
> Egypt (7)
> Mozambique (7)
> Ghana (6.9)
> Russia (6.8)
> Madagascar (6.8)
> Suriname (6.8)
> Sierra Leone (6.5)
> Morocco (6.5)
> Lithuania (6.5)
> Sri Lanka (6.4
> Zambia (6.3)
> Indonesia (6.1
> Mauritania (6.1)
> Uruguay (6)
> Pakistan (6)
>
> Other than the BRIC (Brazil/Russia/India/China), not many of the other
> countries have captured investors=92 imagination. Vietnam and Argentina
> are the two notable exceptions.
>
> Would you like to invest in the fastest-growing country =96 Angola? All
> I know about Angola is that my daughter lives on the Namibian side of
> the border between Namibia and Angola and the Peace Corps won=92t allow
> her to step one foot inside Angola. It=92s not the safest country in the
> world ... to travel or invest in.
>
> Pakistan anybody? How about Afghanistan? The Sudan? Clearly, many of
> these countries are unsavory for one reason or another. And many
> others are hard to invest in: there are no mutual funds investing in
> them or companies in those countries listed on American exchanges.
>
> But there are some. For example, Telekomunikasi (TLK), Indonesia=92s
> major telecom company, is listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
>
> Another way to invest? Find an American company that is doing a lot of
> business in one or several of these countries. For example, Dow
> Chemical is making a major investment in Libya and Intel is doing a
> major project in Vietnam.
>
> Or find a respectable overseas company listed on a U.S. exchange that
> is doing business in these countries. For example, Sasol (SSS), the
> oil and gas producer from South Africa, has operations in Mozambique
> and other African countries. It=92s also listed on the New York Stock
> Exchange.
>
> Or if you=92re interested in Moldova, Belarus, Montenegro and other
> central European countries, you could invest in iShares Austria Index
> ETF, (EWO). This ETF invests in companies which do business in central
> Europe.
>
> Granted, it=92s indirect exposure. But given the risky nature of many of
> these countries, indirect is probably the best kind of exposure to
> have.
>
> By Andrew Gordon
>
> "An Inconvenient Truth High Oil Prices Here to Stay"
>
> Recent article above click on website: http://www.stocktrading.tk
>
> note: this article will deleted after 2 weeks! tks.
>
> Disclaimer...The subject matters expressed above is based purely on
> technical analysis and personal opinions of the writer. it is not a
> solicitation to buy or sell.
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