Turkmenistan’s Economy – Half Empty or Half Full?
July 13th, 2018
Via The Times of Central Asia, a report on Turkmenistan: Although official statistics reports economic growth, the economy of Turkmenistan is experiencing a severe crisis, with the population suffering from periodic shortages of some staple food products. We are republishing this article on the issue, written by John C. K. Daly, originally published by The Jamestown […]
Read more »Settling Caspian Issues and Realizing the Trans-Caspian Energy Corridor
July 11th, 2018
Via The Diplomat, an article on Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan’s aims to diversify their energy export markets: The recent announcement that Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree on June 21 approving the a draft convention on the legal status of the Caspian Sea appears to generate new possibilities for Central Asian energy producers. The lack, to […]
Read more »North Korea’s Neighbours and Investors Eye Asia’s ‘Pre-Frontier Market’
July 8th, 2018
Via The South China Morning Post, an article on investor interest in North Korea: North Korea might seem the last place anyone would want to do business – a “hermit” nation born out of conflict and ruled for decades by a ruthless dynasty, a country with dilapidated physical infrastructure, lacking the rule of law and contact with most […]
Read more »The Finance Wunderkind Putting Georgia On The Map
July 4th, 2018
Via Ozy, an interesting article on George Bachiashvili’s focus on the Republic of Georgia: George Bachiashvili always seems to get ahead of himself. He started school at 4, opened his first business (an Internet café) at 13 and finished high school at 15. But with his more recent spate of successes, there’s been a certain […]
Read more »A Bet On Belt and Road: Can Kazakhstan Become The Success Story of Central Asia?
July 4th, 2018
Via the Belt & Road Advisory Group, a look at Kazakhstan’s role in China’s BRI: Central Asia sends connotations of vast steppes, mountainous areas and memories of the ancient Silk and Spice Routes that enabled the region to become a hub for trade in Eurasia before and during the Middle Ages. While the region may have seen […]
Read more »How North Korea Could Go From Hermit Kingdom to Factory Hub
June 28th, 2018
Via Foreign Policy, an interesting article on North Korea’s economic potential: This month’s summit in Singapore between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sparked hopes that the two men can solve a decades-old impasse and open up one of the world’s most closed economies. Those visions may not be a pipe […]
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