Weekly dispatches

The island nation of Cyprus is small but offers a surprisingly diverse selection of listed companies. This includes Bank of Cyprus, Petrolina Holdings, and DCI Advisors.

In 2020, I featured Wimbledon Debentures while they were deeply out of favour. Following their spectacular recovery, it’s worth revisiting this unusual investment.

What if a peace deal in Ukraine eventually led to US investment in Russia’s Arctic? It may sound far-fetched, but some institutional investors are already positioning through Eurasia Mining.

ZCCM Investments Holdings is a little-known mining small-cap that could become a multi-billion dollar giant. The company – and its stock – may not remain dormant for much longer.

Genuinely original, outside-the-box investment ideas from the tri-continental Weird Shit Investing conference – all wrapped up in a free manual.

Can shareholders instigate change by writing letters to boards? Can doing so catalyse a re-rating?

The US government is actively working to reopen Venezuela for business. Pioneer investors should take a closer look at Canada’s Gold Reserve Limited.

Investment newsletters, Substacks, and ‘finfluencer’ channels are coming under growing regulatory scrutiny. A global crackdown is underway.

Paris-listed SBM owns swathes of Monaco. With capital flowing back to Old Europe, both the Principality and its largest company are thriving.

Germany’s OHB SE is a space economy success story. Investors have benefited handsomely, too. The upcoming SpaceX IPO has propelled OHB stock into orbit.

Zurich-listed Swissquote Group provides services that many internationally minded investors may find useful. Its stock is also worth watching.

Solidcore, the Kazakh rump of former Russian miner Polymetal, is already up 3x. A re-listing in London or Hong Kong could provide further upside.