Russia Uses Energy to Elicit Tajik Security Concessions
September 15th, 2011
Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), an interesting report on how Russia continues to use energy prices to pressure Tajikistan to become more compliant in security matters. As the article notes: “…Gas stations run by a Gazprom affiliate that operates in Tajikistan only have two to three days’ worth of high-octane fuel left, Asia-Plus reported Sept. […]
Read more »Venecuba
September 14th, 2011
Via The Financial Times, an interesting article on the tight relationship between Cuba and Venezuela” “…When Hugo Chávez recently took his third round of chemotherapy, the Venezuelan president opted to do so in Caracas rather than in Havana, where he had received previous treatments for his undisclosed type of cancer. For some, this was a […]
Read more »Impact Of Potential Economic Slowdown In Latin America
September 14th, 2011
Courtesy of Emerging Markets Insights, a look at how fear over a stalling global economy is stalking Latin America. As noted in article: “…Frontier Strategy Group expects the overall impact of a slowdown to be smaller than in 2008 as Latin America has grown less reliant on global trade flows than other regions. Mexico has […]
Read more »Pipeline Politics: Russia’s Nord Stream Blows Cold Air On Ukraine’s Negotiating Position
September 8th, 2011
Via STRATFOR (subscription required), thoughtful analysis on the impact that Russia’s now operational Nord Stream natural gas pipeline will have upon ongoing negotiations between Ukraine and Russia over natural gas prices. As the article notes: Ukrainian Energy and Coal Industry Minister Yuri Boyko stated Sept. 7 that Ukraine opposes a merger between its state energy […]
Read more »Hayward’s Kurdistan Deal
September 8th, 2011
Via Foreign Policy’s Oil and Glory, some thoughts on the Tony Hayward’s recent oil deal in Kurdistan: Former BP CEO Tony Hayward is receiving hearty handshakes for the $2.1 billion deal he has organized for fields holding a reasonably rich 356 million barrels of oil in Kurdistan. The agreed merger of Hayward’s Vallares with Turkey’s […]
Read more »Provincial China: Growing Up
September 8th, 2011
Via The Emerging Markets Insight blog, a detailed look at forecasted GDP growth rates for provincial China: China’s underground financial market has grown at an exponential rate to meet demand from credit-hungry small & medium enterprises. Unlicensed loan companies have mushroomed across the country with a high concentration in the Yangtze and Pearl Delta areas, […]
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