Half way there

⁰́₋Half Way There, a book that offers a comprehensive account of the five members of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) and their relationships with one another and with the rest of the world. It was written following a focused and detailed research trip to each of the five countries, to better understand the countries and to examine the investment potential of each. ⁰́₋The book is designed to provide investors with a better and more acute understanding of the BRICS, so that they can use this knowledge when considering investment,⁰́₊ says Derrick Msibi, managing director of Investment Solutions. Written in an engaging style, the book introduces five unique lenses on these countries, National Scars, National Transitions, Economic Value Chains, Capital Allocation and Political Economics. Each of these analytical lenses helps to enhance the understanding of these countries, or any other, from a potential investor⁰́₉s perspective. The insights gained are both positive and negative, resulting in a sobering and realistic perspective of the BRICS countries, and their prospects. The book ends with a specific focus on South Africa, and extends the lessons in terms of