Iron ore market will not see a new global player

A Glencore-Rio Tinto merger looks increasingly unlikely, due to current iron ore market difficulties

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Japanese investments in Latin America set to grow

Japan is Asia's largest FDI source in Latin America, but China leads on trade with the region

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El Salvador's limited water supply remains the main obstacle to mining

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Weak intra-regional trade and infrastructure obstacles point to another year of trade stagnation

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Ties with liberation war-era allies -- Russia and China -- are too superficial to solve Zimbabwe's economic problems

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Failure to win key state polls will undercut Modi's reform agenda just as unfavourable economic conditions start to bite

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Coking coal markets will stay oversupplied due to a drop in Chinese imports and an increase in Australia's production

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Decentralisation has proved defective at strengthening democracy through heightened political participation

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Contradictions between indigenous peoples' rights and economic development may become more acute

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Changes to the mining tax regime are more likely in the near term than an ore export ban

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