A six-point strategy to foster economic growth
Things are sometime clearer when seen from a distance. I met my old friend Marco Magnani, Senior…
A hundred-year stagnation? For who and for what?
The creation of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)—we discussed China’s role in the last blog post—is…
The new road of infrastructure: silk, iron, and cement
An understandable cocktail of euphoria, rhetoric, and hope has shaped the birth of the Asian Infrastructure Investment…
Abenomics: an Osservatorio Asia Convention
The benevolent curiosity that greeted the launch of Abenomics demands an analytical review. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s…
National leaders have failed. It’s time for local leaders to rise to the occasion.
Most of us know but few have the guts to say: national leaders have, for the most…
Forchielli on Hong Kong’s barricades
An Italian was among the Chinese students of Occupy Central. Sure, it’s not the most tranquil spot in the…
“Outside the US and Germany they’re buying, hands down, but only in weak markets.”
Forchielli, founding partner of Mandarin: “they’re specialized in buying distressed assets, like Ansaldo Energia. Certainly not gems…
Alberto Forchielli Interviewed by Rai News 24 (2014-10-03)
How do you think gesture of opening a dialogue with the HK protesters will be interpreted?
High-speed couriers
Two recent events are reminiscent of a past one. Last March, the ex-Mexican ambassador to China (2007-2013)…
Global China for development and infrastructure
During the Cold War, superpowers competed with nuclear warheads; a less apocalyptic weapon exists in globalization. It’s…