Afghanistan Breaks Ground on 1,127-Mile ‘Peace Pipeline’
February 24th, 2018
Courtesy of the New York Times, a report on the latest developments around the TAPI pipeline: One of the boldest efforts to date to stabilize Afghanistan through economic development began on Friday with a ceremonial start to construction on a $22.5 billion natural gas pipeline crossing the country’s war-ravaged south. The pipeline, known as TAPI […]
Read more »Gwadar vs. Chabahar
February 17th, 2018
Via The Pakistan Observer, a look at the nascent competition between Gwadar and Chabahar ports: Pakistan’s signing of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) with China is a milestone of economic cooperation between the two countries. It is expected that this Corridor would boost Pakistan’s ailing economy in the years to come. Gwadar, a strategic warm […]
Read more »Once-Repressive Uzbekistan In From The Investor Cold?
February 15th, 2018
Via The Financial Times, a report on Uzbekistan: In Uzbekistan’s ancient Silk Road city of Samarkand, near the blue-domed madrassas of central Registan Square, young Uzbeks still jostle for selfies by the statue of a local boy made good, the late dictator Islam Karimov. But, 17 months after Karimov’s death, there are signs that a […]
Read more »Congo Raises Pressure on Western Mining Giants
February 11th, 2018
Courtesy of the Wall Street Journal, a report on Congo’s state-owned miner recent push for re-nationalization of mines: Congo’s state-owned mining firm, Gécamines SA, is pushing to renationalize the Central African nation’s rich natural resources, in a move that could roil some of the world’s largest mining companies and have implications for industries ranging from technology […]
Read more »TAPI Enters Afghan Phase with Little Cash and Many Problems
February 10th, 2018
Via Eurasianet, commentary on the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India natural gas pipeline project: It is the natural gas pipeline project that many have long said could never happen. But the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India pipeline, or TAPI for short, is taking another important step forward this month with construction of its most precarious section. If it is ever completed, the bulk […]
Read more »Uzbekistan’s Efforts To Avoid An Energy Crunch
February 8th, 2018
Via the Times of Central Asia, a report on Uzbekistan’s efforts to avoid an energy crisis: Rich in oil and natural gas, Uzbekistan has experienced chronic shortages of motor fuel, as the country’s existing oil fields deplete and discovery of new hydrocarbon resources is not that easy and fast. We are republishing this article on […]
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