Uzbekistan Agrees to ‘Take Part’ in TAPI
April 24th, 2018
Via The Diplomat, a report that Uzbekistan is Uzbekistan has reportedly agreed to participate in the massive Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) pipeline. The news comes as Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov paid a visit to Tashkent on Monday. As the visit began, RFE/RL reported that sources had indicated TAPI was on the agenda, followed by Reutersreporting that Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev […]
Read more »Bangladesh: Poised To Graduate From “Least Developed Country” to “Developing Country”
April 24th, 2018
Via The Diplomat, a look at Bangladesh’s economic growth: The United Nations Committee for Development Policy announced in March that Bangladesh had successfully met the criteria to graduate from a “least developed country” (LDC) to a “developing country” (DC). That sounds like a lot of bureaucratese. But it isn’t. The UN’s low-key proclamation has led […]
Read more »Caspian Games: Central Asian ‘Stans’ Vie For Connectivity Market
April 20th, 2018
Via The Asia Times, a report on what some have referred to as ‘Pipelineistan’, but with its Belt and Road Initiative, China is set to be the top game-changer: Azerbaijan held a presidential election this month. Predictably, incumbent leader Ilham Aliyev won his fourth consecutive term with a Kim dynasty-esque 86% of the votes. International monitors […]
Read more »Indonesian State Companies Scramble For Africa
April 18th, 2018
Courtesy of The Financial Times, an article on recent deals by Garuda and Wijaya Karya which signal increasing south-east Asian influence in Africa: There were smiles from the African delegates gathered on April 10 for the Indonesia Africa Forum in Bali as Indonesian company executives signed a series of Africa-related business deals. The agreements not […]
Read more »Connecting Asia: Uzbekistan Looks to Capitalize on Central Asia’s Transport Potential
April 12th, 2018
Via The Diplomat, a look at how Uzbekistan – with new rail projects – is contributing to the development of transport and trade in Central and South Asia: One of the priorities of Uzbekistan’s foreign policy is the implementation of strategically important projects in the development of transport and communication infrastructure of Uzbekistan and Central […]
Read more »Africa: Turning Investors’ Heads
April 8th, 2018
Via the World Economic Forum, a look at why Africa is turning the heads of investors: Since 2000, at least half of the world’s fastest-growing economies have been in Africa. And by 2030, Africa will be home to 1.7 billion people, whose combined consumer and business spending will total $6.7 trillion. Seven years ago, the […]
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