Wall Street Meets Tashkent
July 29th, 2019
Via Radio Free Europe, an interesting article on how Uzbek officials – amid reforms at home – recently made their pitch to investors in New York: After a quarter-century under Islam Karimov, whose repressive rule brought a strong measure of economic isolation, Uzbekistan is taking steps to open its economy to foreign investment. The latest […]
Read more »Uzbekistan Focused on Developing Trade with Afghanistan
July 29th, 2019
Via The Diplomat, a look at Tashkent’s efforts to increase trade cooperation with Afghanistan: Tashkent is set to become a dominant trade partner to Afghanistan as the two sides continue to negotiate on major projects. Uzbekistan has focused on fostering trade relations both globally and regionally. Tashkent has chased and negotiated various trade opportunities, and one […]
Read more »Kazakhstan: A Lot Riding On Promise Of New Finance Center
July 29th, 2019
Via Forbes, a report on Kazakhstan’s planned finance center: Kassym-Jomart Tokayev is the new president of Kazakhstan, and the country’s signature financial event, Astana Finance Days (AFD), is supposed to highlight this man’s vision of making this place a freer market than it was even a year ago. Last year, the four-day AFD brought in […]
Read more »The Hottest Phones for the Next Billion Users Aren’t Smartphones
July 25th, 2019
Courtesy of The Wall Street Journal, a report on how many of the developing world’s first-time internet consumers are connecting to the web on a new breed of device costing about $25: The hottest phones for the world’s next billion users aren’t made by smartphone leaders Samsung Electronics Co. or Apple Inc. In fact, they aren’t even smartphones. Millions of first-time internet consumers from the […]
Read more »Angola: Rare Glimmer of Hope In Fight Against Corruption
July 21st, 2019
Via Ozy, an article on Angola: Not far from the flashy skyscrapers of downtown Luanda, the capital of one of Africa’s supposedly richest countries, is a public morgue. Celestino Chivava, who worked in the Angolan oil industry until he lost his job after the price collapse of 2014, describes how families wash the bodies of […]
Read more »Uzbekistan: Most Intriguing Market In Frontier Asia
July 15th, 2019
Via Seeking Alpha, a positive look at Uzbekistan: Summary Uzbekistan is poised to be a leader in Central Asia and is a standout country among other frontier markets. Market reforms that were recently implemented in 2016 will support private sector-led growth. Uzbekistan stands out in particular for its relatively lower minimum wages, as well as […]
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