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2EMMA is an independent emerging market advisory platform created to facilitate business TO and from EMerging MArkets; while also aiming content & community features as an add-on knowledge-base for business opportunity generation

Its footprint & scope are rather wide & expanding- initially based on the founder’s own extensive regional experiences- but even more so on the established long-term relationships with a large set of interesting, reliable & resourceful experts with EMMA footing or zeal

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  • A team of senior investment & corporate executives, with independent self-driven and institutional backgrounds
  • Proven track record of principal deals, with significant VC / PE experience in both direct & fund management settings
  • Experience in business / project development of green- / brown-field projects, as well as related finance & operations
  • Entrepreneurial mindset & commercial acumen, from numerous emerging market startup & development ventures
  • A full spectrum of tested people skills, as managers & coaches, but also as team players & soldiers
  • Unique & diversified views of the world, industries and finance for insightful and interesting research & analysis 
  • Golden rolodex of industry players, finance institutions, governments, project developers, contractors & advisers

 

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2EMMA-associated platform mandates done so far in SADC, SEE & MENA regions and in the following sectors: impact investment, asset management, merchant banking, power, healthcare, mining, construction, property, tourism, consumer retail and technology

altVENTURE maintains an exploratory deal pipeline of companies / projects / teams in EMMA regions; and we are always on the lookout for connecting our rolodex to opportunities and vice versa…

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Coinbase and crypto slump, but a resurgent economy pushes blue-chip stocks higher

U.S. futures are on the move again, following global stocks higher. Read More [...]

Chinese demand powers knockout Daimler profits as German auto stocks make a big comeback

Profitability was strong in all areas of its business, but particularly impressive at its core light-vehicles division, where a rising tide of demand lifted results already buoyed by emergency cost cutting undertaken last year. Read More [...]

Johnson & Johnson: The pause heard ’round the world

From Europe to Africa, the U.S. 'pause' on the J&J vaccine has had dramatic fallout. Read More [...]

Mercedes-Benz unveils the new EQS sedan, its flagship electric car

Mercedes unveils its luxury battery-powered sedan, priced at over $100,000 and likely to reach U.S. showrooms by the end of summer. Read More [...]

Johnson & Johnson vaccine pause is making it tougher for many people to get a shot against Covid

The pause on the use of the J&J Covid vaccine may not slow the overall U.S. vaccine rollout, but could make it tougher for some populations to get a shot. [...]

Worldwide Covid-19 death toll tops a staggering 3 million

The true number is believed to be significantly higher because of possible government concealment and the many cases overlooked in the outbreak's early stages. [...]

‘Roaring Kitty’ forgoes quick GameStop options payday in the millions, raises stake

Keith Gill exercised his 500 GameStop call options contracts as they expired on Friday, doubling down on his favorite bet. [...]

Stock investors beware: There can be too much of a good thing

Investors should be careful what they wish for because it can sometimes disappoint — but not always right away.   [...]

An activist investor calls for a slate of new directors at apparel retailer Genesco

Legion Partners, known for working behind the scenes, nominated seven director candidates to Genesco's eight-person board. [...]

'Shameful,' 'unacceptable and unconscionable': Biden faces blowback from Democrats over refugee cap

The White House said in a new statement Friday afternoon that Biden's "directive today has been the subject of some confusion." [...]

UBS put out the definitive guide for investing under a Biden administration

UBS this week issued a comprehensive guide to investing for President Joe Biden's massive infrastructure proposal. [...]

U.S. agency tells consumers to stop using Peloton's Tread+ treadmill

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission warned people not to use Peloton's Tread+ treadmills with children or pets around, citing dozens of incidents. [...]

Concerns over inflationary pressure on earnings will test stocks in the week ahead

Earnings will be the major focus in the week ahead, as investors home in on whether rising costs are squeezing margins and signaling inflationary pressures. [...]

How Amazon fought the union drive in Alabama

Bessemer workers and union reps described Amazon's anti-union tactics during the union drive in Alabama, which ended with workers soundly rejecting the union. [...]

The New Denim Hype Looks Like a Stretch

Share prices for Levi’s and Lululemon are going in opposite directions on shifting fashion trends below the waist. The rebalancing seems excessive. [...]

Clean-Energy Stock Mania Has Only Itself to Blame

A massively popular clean-energy index is a prime candidate for distorting its corner of the market. But it doesn’t. [...]

Citigroup Refocuses in Asia Amid Consumer Pullback

The New York-based bank plans to scale up what it sees as a more lucrative endeavor: serving the rising number of wealthy entrepreneurs and their businesses in Asia. [...]

Bond Giant Pimco Attempts to Change Its Culture

The long-held presumption that working in finance is less a job than an endurance test for a select few has made it difficult to root out some inequities. [...]

J&J, Morgan Stanley, Coinbase: Stocks That Defined the Week

Here are major companies whose stocks moved on the week’s news. [...]

SPAC Hot Streak Put on Ice by Regulatory Warnings

Investors are getting scared off special-purpose acquisition companies, one of the hottest bets on Wall Street, as regulators intensify scrutiny of SPACs and share prices tumble. [...]

Stocks End Week With Fresh Records

U.S. stocks kept moving higher, ending the week with gains, after another volley of blue-chip earnings and more signs of economic growth. [...]

U.S. Pressures Taiwan to Address Undervalued Currency

The Treasury Department says Taiwan’s central bank is actively intervening in the foreign-exchange market. [...]

Morgan Stanley Books Archegos Loss, but Profit Hits a High

The bank lost $911 million when Archegos Capital Management imploded last month, tarnishing a record-setting quarter. [...]

What Is Dogecoin, How to Say It, and Why It's No Longer a Joke (Thanks, Elon!)

The cryptocurrency that Tesla chief Elon Musk is fond of tweeting about was created for laughs, serves no purpose and is now worth more than Delta Air Lines and Peloton. [...]

Photo: Sunrise at the Peak, Hong Kong, by johnlsl
Photo: Sunrise at the Peak, Hong Kong, by johnlsl

Sunrise at the Peak, Hong Kong, by johnlsl (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) [...]

After Shuttering of Feminist Douban Groups, Women Call for Unity Online

A crackdown on “extremism and radical politics” has shut down feminist Douban groups, and in turn rallied Chinese women to declare support for the movement and opposition to the censorship of critical social discussion. The crackdown has targeted adherents of a feminist resistance tactic known… [...]

Veteran HK Activists Jailed for Peaceful Protest: “I Stand the Law’s Good Servant But the People’s First”

On Friday, 12 veteran pro-democracy activists were handed jail sentences—five of them suspended—for their involvement in two protests in 2019. Those sentenced include pro-democracy figures active in the city since Hong Kong’s 1997 handover, including media tycoon Jimmy Lai, legal heavyweight Margaret Ng, and Hong… [...]

Photo: Sunset at Aberdeen, Hong Kong, by johnlsl
Photo: Sunset at Aberdeen, Hong Kong, by johnlsl

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Taiwan Under Threat… But Is War Really Imminent?
Taiwan Under Threat… But Is War Really Imminent?

In response to the Biden administration’s diplomatic overtures to Taiwan, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force made repeated incursions into Taiwanese airspace, raising hackles across both the Strait and the Pacific. The tensions began last week after the State Department relaxed rules limiting official… [...]

Translation: “Notes from Prison—How Do I View My Own Stand?” by Gwyneth Ho

Gwyneth Ho Kwai-lam is one of 47 Hong Kong pro-democracy activists charged with subversion under the National Security Law for running in a political primary last year. A former journalist for the BBC and local media outlet Stand News, Ho gained recognition in 2019 after… [...]

On National Security Education Day, Hong Kong Celebrates Police Brutality
On National Security Education Day, Hong Kong Celebrates Police Brutality

After weeks of wall-to-wall advertising, the Hong Kong government celebrated its newly created “National Security Education Day” on Thursday. The New York Times’ Vivian Wang described how the day unfolded: Teddy bears clad in black police riot gear, on sale for more than $60 apiece.… [...]

Photo: Photo-op Mission Complete, by Dickson Phua
Photo: Photo-op Mission Complete, by Dickson Phua

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Beijing Launches Hotline for Reporting Online “Historical Nihilism”

The term “historical nihilism”—which has long been used to label accounts that challenge Party-approved orthodoxy—is again back in headlines and official crosshairs with the launch of a hotline allowing people to report those spreading unapproved sentiment about history. At Reuters, Cate Cadell covered the latest… [...]

Report on Xinjiang Solar Industry Renews Forced Labor Concerns

A new investigation has renewed attention about human rights abuses in Xinjiang’s polysilicon industry. Polysilicon is a key ingredient in the manufacturing of solar panels, an industry that is expected to boom in coming years amid growing demand for renewable energy. But as Bloomberg points… [...]

Simulations reveal how dominant SARS-CoV-2 strain binds to host, succumbs to antibodies

The dominant G-form spike protein 'puts its head up' more frequently to latch on to receptors, but that makes it more vulnerable to neutralization. [...]

Scientists may detect signs of extraterrestrial life in the next 5 to 10 years

Research shows that a new telescope could detect a potential signature of life on other planets in as little as 60 hours. [...]

Unconventional takes on pandemics and nuclear defense could protect humanity from catastrophic failure

From engineered pandemics to city-toppling cyber attacks to nuclear annihilation, life on Earth could radically change, and soon. [...]

Tarantula's ubiquity traced back to the cretaceous

Tarantulas are among the most notorious spiders, due in part to their size, vibrant colors and prevalence throughout the world. But one thing most people don't know is that tarantulas are homebodies. Females and their young rarely leave their burrows and only mature males will… [...]

On the pulse of pulsars and polar light

Faced with the tragic loss of the Arecibo observatory in Puerto Rico and the often prohibitive cost of satellite missions, astronomers are searching for savvy alternatives to continue answering fundamental questions in physics. [...]

COVID-19: Scientists identify human genes that fight infection

Scientists have identified a set of human genes that fight SARS-CoV-2 infection, the virus that causes COVID-19. Knowing which genes help control viral infection can greatly assist researchers' understanding of factors that affect disease severity and also suggest possible therapeutic options. The genes in question… [...]

Female protective effect: Researchers find clues to sex differences in autism

Researchers have found that autism may develop in different regions of the brain in girls than boys and that girls with autism have a larger number of genetic mutations than boys, suggesting that they require a larger 'genetic hit' to develop the disorder. [...]

Hidden magma pools pose eruption risks that we can't yet detect

Volcanologists' ability to estimate eruption risks is largely reliant on knowing where pools of magma are stored, deep in the Earth's crust. But what happens if the magma can't be spotted? [...]

Study shows past COVID-19 infection doesn't fully protect young people against reinfection

Results of a new study suggest vaccination against COVID-19 remains crucial even in young adults who were previously infected. [...]

A new super-Earth detected orbiting a red dwarf star

Researchers report the discovery of a super-Earth orbiting the star GJ 740, a red dwarf star situated some 36 light years from Earth. [...]

Iran nuclear: State TV names suspect in Natanz attack

State TV alleges Reza Karimi fled Iran before the blast, which damaged its Natanz nuclear plant. [...]

Mosul landmark mosque to be rebuilt by Egyptian architects

Egyptian architects will rebuild the landmark al-Nuri Mosque in the northern Iraqi city. [...]

Iran to enrich uranium to 60% after 'wicked' nuclear site attack

President Hassan Rouhani says it is responding to Sunday's incident at the Natanz nuclear facility. [...]

Iran nuclear deal: Shadow of sabotage hangs over critical talks

An attack on Iran's key nuclear site has just complicated efforts to save the frayed accord. [...]

Egypt seizes ship that blocked Suez Canal over $900m compensation claim

The Ever Given's insurers call Egypt's claim "extraordinarily large" and "largely unsupported". [...]

Covid: 'Israel may be reaching herd immunity'

A leading doctor describes it as the "only explanation" for cases falling as restrictions are eased. [...]

Syrian air force behind 2018 chlorine attack on Saraqeb, OPCW finds

The chemical weapons watchdog believes a helicopter dropped a cylinder on rebel-held Saraqeb. [...]

How sex surrogates are helping injured Israeli soldiers

Therapy with surrogate sexual partners is used in Israel to rehabilitate badly injured soldiers. [...]

Iran and Israel's shadow war takes a dangerous turn

The Middle East foes are engaged in brinkmanship on several fronts. [...]

How was Iran's nuclear site sabotaged?

Iran blames Israel, but was this a cyber-attack or physical act of sabotage? [...]

Xinhua Commentary: The U.S. original sin of exporting turmoil

BEIJING, April 18 (Xinhua) -- "Well, the CIA would want to destabilize China, and that would be the best way to do it, to foment unrest and join with those Uygurs (in Xinjiang) in pushing the Han C [...]

EU Envoy hopes Taliban will not miss Turkey

Kabul [Afghanistan], April 18 (ANI): Andreas von Brandt, the EU ambassador in Afghanistan, on Saturday urged the Taliban to take the upcoming UN-led conference on Afghanistan seriously and hoped that [...]

Xinhua Middle East news summary on 2200 GMT, April 17

SANAA -- Yemen's Houthi militia said they fired an explosive-laden drone on Saturday toward King Khalid Air Base in the Saudi southwestern city of Khamis Mushait. "The hit was accurate," Hou [...]

'TLP playing politics over Muhammad cartoons'

Islamabad [Pakistan], April 18 (ANI): In the aftermath of a violent protest by the radical Islamist party Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), Husain Haqqani, a former Pakistani ambassador to the US, has [...]

Uncertainty Surrounds US Pullout From Afghanistan

WASHINGTON - Days after U.S. President Joe Biden announced his decision to withdraw from Afghanistan and end the United States' longest-running war, military planners, despite having had months to [...]

Pak launches drive to verify Afghan refugees

Karachi [Pakistan], April 17 (ANI): Pakistan has launched a nationwide drive to verify the data of about 1.4 million registered Afghan refugees residing in the country, Anadolu Agency reported citing [...]

IPL: Srikkanth hails 'most valuable player' Rashid Khan

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 17 (ANI): Former Indian cricketer Krishnamachari Srikkanth feels Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) spinner Rashid Khan is by far the most valuable cricketer in the Indian P [...]

Uzbekistan imposes new COVID-19 restrictions from April 18

TASHKENT, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Uzbekistan will introduce new restrictions on public events, catering and transport services starting from April 18 amid surging COVID-19 infections, the state news a [...]

Iran voices "all-out support" for peace process in Afghanistan

TEHRAN, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif expressed his country's "all-out support" for the peace process in Afghanistan, official IRNA news agency reported Saturda [...]

China science, technology news summary -- April 17

BEIJING, April 17 (Xinhua) -- The following is a summary of published science and technology news of China. SATELLITES UPGRADE China has completed an upgrade of the ground system for [...]

Chad: U.S., UK, France Warn of Fighting Approaching Chad Capital

[allAfrica] The United States on Saturday ordered all non-essential personnel, including families of diplomats, out of Chad, as armed groups advanced towards the capital N'Djamena. [...]

Somalia: How to Avert a Descent Into Political Violence

[Crisis Group] Tensions are running high following the Somali parliament's decision to extend the incumbent president's mandate by two years. External partners should urgently convene - and mediate - talks among the country's bitterly divided elites, to prevent its worst political crisis in years from… [...]

East Africa: Solar and Wind Power Could Break Big Dam Deadlock

[The Conversation Africa] For several years, political tensions between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt have been escalating in a conflict over the near-complete Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). The GERD is Africa's largest hydropower plant. It dams the Blue Nile river coming from Ethiopia's highlands just… [...]

Nigeria: Armed Insurgents Target Aid Groups in Borno State Attacks

[allAfrica] Geneva -- United Nations agencies are alarmed that insurgent groups clashing with Nigerian security forces and attacking civilians in Borno State are targeting humanitarian groups and NGO aid workers trying to help locally-besieged civilians and the 65,000 people who are on the run. [...]

Africa: #UnmuteTheWorld Campaign Launched to Address Internet Gap Across Sub-Sahara

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- A campaign dubbed #UnmuteTheWorld, has been launched to make internet access a fundamental right and ensure 3.7 billion people are connected virtually. [...]

Nigeria: New Nollywood Comedy 'Breaded Life' Hits Cinemas

[Premium Times] It tells the story of a reckless young man, who wakes up to find that no one can recognise him except a local bread seller. [...]

Zimbabwe: Banned Cricketer Heath Streak Quits His Rebranded Academy

[The Herald] The Heath Streak Academy has been renamed Zimbabwe Youth Cricket Academy. [...]

Nigeria: Covid-19 - Nigeria Crosses 1 Million Vaccination Threshold

[Vanguard] The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) said 30,452 Nigerian residents have received shots of COVID-19 vaccine on Friday bringing the number of jabs so far to 1.08 million. [...]

Mozambique: Fresh Clashes in Mozambique's Restive Cabo Delgado Province

[RFI] New fighting has broken out in Mozambique's northern town of Palma, some three weeks after an attack by hardline Islamist militants killed dozens of people and displaced thousands from their homes. [...]

Chad: Ordered Departure of Family Members of U.S. Government Employees from U.S. Embassy N'Djamena

[State Department] Security Alert: Ordered Departure of Family Members of U.S. Government Employees from U.S. Embassy N'Djamena [...]

Hague Tribunal Urged to Report Serbia to UN Security Council
Hague Tribunal Urged to Report Serbia to UN Security Council

A judge at the UN tribunal said Serbia should be reported to the Security Council for failing to comply with requests to arrest two Serbian Radical Party politicians and send them to The Hague to stand trial for contempt of court. [...]

Albania Prosecutors Investigate Socialists’ Big-Brother-Style Database
Albania Prosecutors Investigate Socialists’ Big-Brother-Style Database

Exposure of the ruling Socialist Party's vast database on the country's voters, apparently drawing on data gathered from state institutions, has caused shockwaves across the country. [...]

Bosnian Serb Parliament to Mull Revoking Honours for War Criminals
Bosnian Serb Parliament to Mull Revoking Honours for War Criminals

As a deadline approaches, under the threat of sanctions, Bosnian Serb politicians have reluctantly agreed to discuss a demand to revoke decorations given to people convicted of war crimes. [...]

Croatian Journalists Union Deplores ‘Intimidating’ Rise in Lawsuits
Croatian Journalists Union Deplores ‘Intimidating’ Rise in Lawsuits

Leading media union says the number of lawsuits filed against Croatian journalists and publishers – aimed at censoring or intimidating critics – is still rising and points to 'judicial persecution of the media'. [...]

Moldova Socialists Scramble to Stall Snap Election, Fearing Defeat
Moldova Socialists Scramble to Stall Snap Election, Fearing Defeat

As Moldova's pro-Western president pushes on with plans to hold early elections, in which she expects her allies to do well, her Socialist opponents are doing their best to block her path. [...]

Turkey Moves to Ban Cryptocurrency Payments, Citing Crime Risks
Turkey Moves to Ban Cryptocurrency Payments, Citing Crime Risks

The Turkish Central Bank has banned payments in cryptocurrencies, as more and more Turks flock to the unregulated crypto market amid a fall in the value of the national currency and a hike in inflation. [...]

Serbian Sports Legend Djokovic Gets His Own Montenegrin Snail
Serbian Sports Legend Djokovic Gets His Own Montenegrin Snail

A newly discovered species of snail - the symbol of slowness – has been named somewhat ironically by two Montenegrin scientists after that legend of the tennis courts, Novak Djokovic. [...]

Kosovo Ex-Guerrilla Sent to Face Charges at Hague War Court
Kosovo Ex-Guerrilla Sent to Face Charges at Hague War Court

Kosovo Liberation Army ex-fighter Pjeter Shala will appear in court in The Hague next week after an indictment charging him with committing war crimes against prisoners at a detention centre in Albania was confirmed. [...]

Ukraine Reinforces Moldova Border As Tensions With Russia Continue
Ukraine Reinforces Moldova Border As Tensions With Russia Continue

As fears mount of an all-out military conflict between Ukraine and Russia, Ukraine has reinforced its border with Moldova - and its breakaway pro-Russian region of Transnistria. [...]

As Ukraine Conflict Intensifies, Serb Volunteers Prepare for Battle
As Ukraine Conflict Intensifies, Serb Volunteers Prepare for Battle

Serbs who fought for Moscow-backed militias in the conflict in eastern Ukraine say they are ready to take up arms again as a massive Russian military build-up on the border raises fears of more violence. [...]

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