International Commerce

Location, Location, Location Is a Natural Asset of Vietnam

News Analysis:  The rapid growth of airline activities in Vietnam is, in part, based on its strategic location. Its geographic proximity [in many directions] to heavily populated Asian cities, facilitate airline customer’s travel.

One can look at other areas of the globe which have fortuitous locations for commerce:

For example, Egypt, with its Suez Canal, and its closeness to the Levant, allows it to easily engage in International Trade with its Arab Neighbors as well as with others. Greece, across the Mediterranean Sea is another well-located nation in the area.

South Africa has been blessed with a great commercial location between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. Historical trade, as a result of its situs, facilitated its growth.

In America, South Florida is most favorable for United States Trade as it  is in proximity to Caribbean Countries, Central and South American cities straddling the Atlantic Ocean.

Successful businessmen want “Everything going for them”. If they can use the asset of “Location” to give them an advantage over other competitors, so much the better.

Geographic Multi-Directional Markets offer more commercial opportunities than mere Uni-Directional ones: “The Law of Markets Distribution”.

Reference: http://tinyurl.com/m5ztnjg

Guam and Micronesia Offer Smaller Businesses Larger Opportunities

News Analysis:  Entrepreneurs that become very successful understand the concept of “Business Scale”. Small business have the financial and technical [FT] capacity to properly serve similar sized entities. If they tried to engage in large transactions, lack of proper sized FT capacities might assure their failure. As they become successful and grow, they can ‘Scale Up’ and deal with larger customers. 

Guam and Micronesia offer small to medium sized businesses, around the Pacific Basin, the opportunity to engage in commerce [that does not suffer from great commercial competition]. Guam, with a population of 160,000+/- people and Micronesia, with 106,000+/- individuals, provide a total of over a Quarter Million Potential Customers  for many types of Goods And Services! 

Existing Air Freight as well as Sea Freight capabilities, make commercial transactions viable for those seeking business expansion to those two areas.

The World Belongs to the Aggressive. It is they who Prosper.

Reference: http://tinyurl.com/kno7uyr

The Seeds of Failure are Hidden by the Dirt Covering Them

The recent failing in Brazil of a major corporation, in which Bankruptcy Protection has been requested, is an ever-present reminder of the Foibles of Man.

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It seems that those who rise to the top of business hierarchies in many countries are gifted with huge egos. Properly balanced, this my be good. All too often though the reverse is true: They believe their own publicity. If they are surrounded, as they usually are, by Sycophants, they will be in deep trouble. The advisors who they entrust, learn quickly to tell them what the Nabobs want to hear [rather than what they should hear]. In listening to them, years of effort and monies, are wasted when the corporation fails.

One hearing about these “Masters of the Universe” [MUs], before their failings become public knowledge, seldom critically examines the gestation of the founding business. They keep ABSOLUTELY SECRET their founding financial sources.

Seed

A corporation is founded upon an initial idea and then is morphed into a business model.  All too often it seems the ‘Founder[s]’ of the corporation did not ab ibnitio create the idea. Instead, they quietly ‘borrowed’ the mental construction from another party. Since they were developing the idea into a business model, absolute secrecy from the actual creator is maintained vigorously. Or, through dissimulation, they let the other party in on the idea’s evolution [but represent it as having been their same idea long ago]. Lawsuits by claimants against “Founders” can ruin the business.

Seed

A misrepresentation game often played by MUs is to misrepresent the source[s] of initial funding ‘seed money’. Currently in the Information Technology [IT] Arena, one can readily infer that many “Start Up Companies” have been secretly funded by intelligence agencies or other governmental bodies. If the founder’s IT Capital requirements are too large, who better go to than “Big Brother”. “He” has the capital and will keep the secrecy of the funding since it is in his espionage interest. If information about this is released to the public, decline or failure in business is probable.

Seed

Due to the expansive reach of Organized Crime [OC], the need to “Launder” their money is an on-going problem of gigantic proportions. More established  Criminal Cartels have a plethora of Attorneys, Accountants, Economists, and others to advise them on where to invest their ill-gotten gains. Often, an area such as “Silicon Valley” in California is  ripe for exploitation by OC interests. A naïve creator of ‘Software’ or even ‘Hardware’ used in IT can be mesmerized by the quick offer of  Capital for his invention. Since he or she is not appraised of the true source of the funds [and never asks] an investment occurs by OC in the venture. As a Cancer works inside a body, the business gets “milked” of its subsequent assets [from follow-on investors], and fails.

Seed

If one looks at the ownership interest by the Founder in any public corporation and sees that it has been diluted from “100% Ownership” to a mere pittance of that amount, then caution is advised. The founder may have taken the early road to riches and quickly sold off his or her ownership to others. Perhaps the influence of “ECC 10:19” overwhelmed his judgement. In any event, he can be easily ousted by the other shareholders. His early contributions are of no concern to those who want his corporation for themselves. This is a world-wide occurrence one can read about in the financial pages.

The Bottom-Line of this brief discussion about “Seeds Sown”  is : “Trust, But Verify”.

Brazilian Technology, Aided, in Part, by Russian Physicist, Can Make Non-Edible Materials Into Bio-fuel

News Analysis: Sugar Cane, Corn, Potato Peels, Wood Fibers and the like, are all suitable progenitor materials for bio-fuel production. By using the aforementioned, rather than discarding them, cleaner fuel for vehicles is available. The beneficial environmental impact to the world, using this methodology, is only limited by the financial resources allocated. Further studies into second generation technology and mass  production facilities are needed to be built throughout the world. Human intellect and money are the answers to these two elements.

Great intellect, as evidenced by Russian Physicist Igor Polikarpov and his associates, can fulfill the first element. The second element: Money, can be fulfilled by entrepreneurs and corporations of the world working with the pertinent governments. 

Reference: http://www.sptimes.ru/story/38404?page=1#top

Russia Produces More Oil Than Anyone Else

News Analysis:  As the world economy improves, the need for oil will increase. The gargantuan deposits of oil in Russia will help attenuate the increased need by increasing supply. Since its people are looking into the Russian Far East for supplies, years of production will be forthcoming.

The very insightful and intrepid leader of Russia, Vladimir Putin, knows what a Mineral and Timber “Horn of Plenty” Russia has in Siberia [beyond oil]. He will lead his people to deliver those resources to markets around the world for good Macro-Business. As a leader , HE DOES NOT VACILLATE, as  weak leaders do. The scope of the Siberian/Far East Project is gargantuan. Only a person of his ability and drive can “Deliver the Goods” to benefit Russia specifically and the World in general.

Reference: http://rt.com/business/russia-oil-output-record-129/

Weather Changes Severely Affect Hungary’s Paprika Crops

News Analysis:  Cold weather and frost have ruined the production of Paprika in Hungary. There is little forecasted by Weather Meteorologists that its climate  will improve; but, to the contrary, indications it will worsen throughout Europe. Since the Northern Jet Stream continues to lower itself, due to global weather changes, more cold air may impact Hungary negatively.

Under such conditions, Investors with foresight, should consider investing in the commodity Paprika. They can either proceed into purchasing contracts for harvested product, or investigate Paprika Farming possibilities in other geographies  of the world.

The “Law of Supply and Demand”: Reality.

Reference: http://tinyurl.com/mqqs32p

Azerbaijan Increases Natural Gas Storage, Aiding the Earth’s Environment

News Analysis:  Forward thinking by Azerbaijanis, along with proper action by its Government, has brought about large storage reserves for its natural gas. Since “Flaring Off” Natural Gas has a negative effect on the environment, the actions of the Country are worthy of praise. If other Petrochemical-Endowed Countries also increased their storage capacities, or in some cases created them, humans would be better off.

A wise country, like Azerbaijan, does not toss its wealth into the wind.

Reference: http://www.azernews.az/oil_and_gas/61157.html

Indonesia Closer to Achieving Rice Sufficiency

News Analysis: The government, under President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, took preemptive action towards increasing rice production to thwart the need for its importation. Due to his forward thinking, this goal is very close to being realized. Only when a country’s leaders have the foresight, as is the case in Indonesia,  to remove impediments to crop production, will that occur; procrastination by leaders accomplishes nothing.

Reference: http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/business/more-rice-fields-may-reduce-imports/

Credit Rating Agencies will Receive Country Data from Vietnam

News Analysis: Prime Minister Dung is obviously confident that his country’s economic development, under his leadership, can pass scrutiny by the Agencies. The noteworthy financial growth of Vietnam is “Beacon of Light” to other South East Asia Mainland Countries.

Vietnam’s history has been one of overcoming foreign attacks by countries [with certain individuals therein] wanting its Vast Natural Resources. For example, even prior to American, Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.’s attempt to gain control of the country prior to World War II [and his subsequent attempts thereafter], like others before him, had similar objectives. The steadfastness of the Vietnamese people thwarted all of these ill-conceived machinations. The “Falling Dominoes To Communism” model, propagandized to U.S. Citizens for a rationale to go to war, led them to a conflict in which they were defeated. They, like their predecessors, underestimated the resilience of the Vietnamese people.

Joseph P. Kennedy’s intended ‘Vietnam Fiefdom’ never materialized [as it did not for Cuba].

Today, the Vietnamese, with Foreign Direct Investments to be made, will be able to enjoy the riches of their country.

Reference: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/business/2013-11/01/c_132850909.htm

World Wine Production is Being Significantly Affected by Global Weather

News Analysis: Investors who have an awareness of “Bulk” and “Limited” Production Wines growth and manufacture can ‘connect the dots’ as it relates to World Weather Change affecting  both. In conjunction with this element is the fact that much agricultural land is now too valuable to be used as such; both factors affect supply of this commodity.

Entrepreneurs who develop an understanding of Viticulture and can project future weather in certain geographies can prosper with this knowledge. Purchasing or investing in existing vineyards or developing such, in a “good” geographic/weather  environment [for wine production], will help assure success. Since wine consumption is historically popular in many countries, a dearth of customers for wine purchases will not be a problem.

Reference: http://tinyurl.com/n6arxzg