Myanmar: Bust To Boom Or Bust To Bust?
September 5th, 2013
Via The Diplomat, an interesting article on Myanmar: Walking down the street in Yangon, the feeling of change is palpable. New buildings are being constructed and you cannot help but notice the influx of foreign tourists visiting the local sites. There is a lot to like about the opening of one of the world’s last […]
Read more »Optimism In Liberia
September 5th, 2013
Via How We Made It In Africa, a report on Liberia: “Everybody who has lived in Liberia for the past five years will tell you there have been a lot of positive improvements. In 2012, GDP growth was 9%, which is very high. There has also been an influx of foreign investors in almost all […]
Read more »The Natural Gas Implications In Syria
September 4th, 2013
Via The Economic Collapse, an interesting look at the petroleum-based implications/potential causes of the Syrian crisis: Why has the little nation of Qatar spent 3 billion dollars to support the rebels in Syria? Could it be because Qatar is the largest exporter of liquid natural gas in the world and Assad won’t let them build […]
Read more »The Business of Brewing Beer in Eastern Congo
September 4th, 2013
Via Foreign Policy, an interesting article on the business of beer in the Democratic Republic of Congo: It’s a June night in Kinshasa, and rapper JB Mpiana’s weekly VIP bash is just starting to heat up. Toned groupies splash like mermaids in a sunken pool. Middle-aged businessmen perch on the ledge above to watch. A […]
Read more »East Africa’s Gas Discoveries
September 3rd, 2013
Via Future Directions International, an interesting review of East African gas discoveries. While written from the perspective of potential Australian investment, it provides a nice update on all the opportunities therein: Key Points Following large discoveries of natural gas off the coasts of Tanzania and Mozambique, equated by some to those on the North West […]
Read more »China And Myanmar: The Great Game Of The Gas Pipeline
September 2nd, 2013
Via Eurasia Review, an article on the China-Myanmar-South Korea-India gas pipeline project: The first phase of a China-Myanmar-South Korea-India gas pipeline venture was started in July 2013. Together, they will explore the resources of ‘Shwe Fields’. The pipeline will start from Kyaukryu port in Rakhine State on the west coast of Myanmar and enter China […]
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