China’s Special Economic Zones In SE Asia: Viva Laos Vegas!
February 9th, 2020
Via The Economist, an interesting look at Chinese ‘Special economic zones’ in southeast Asia: In a remote part of northern Laos, the bamboo forest gives way to cranes. A city is being carved out of jungle: tower blocks cloaked in scaffolding loom over restaurants, karaoke bars and massage parlours. The beating heart of Golden Triangle […]
Read more »Avoiding Sharks In Namibia’s Fishing Industry
February 9th, 2020
Via South Africa’s Mail & Guardian, an interesting look at a failed investment in Namibia: This is a story about horse mackerel, and sharks. The horse mackerel are real. They swim in enormous schools in the cold Atlantic waters off Africa’s southwest coast. Most adult fish are about the size of a ruler by the […]
Read more »UAE Allocates $2 Billion For Investment In Mauritania
February 9th, 2020
Via The Middle East Monitor, a report on a recent announcement of UAE investment in Mauritania: The UAE announced, Sunday, that it has allocated $2 billion to Mauritania for the implementation of investment and development projects, and provided soft loans, according to the official Emirates News Agency (WAM). The news agency stated that the initiative comes […]
Read more »Turkmenistan’s Latest Boondoggle: A New $1.5 Billion City
February 7th, 2020
Via The Diplomat, a report on Turkmenistan’s plans to to build a $1.5-billion city amid spending cuts: Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov has reportedly allocated $1.5 billion to build a new city; meanwhile, the government has cut social spending and the country’s economy is weakened by low global energy prices. Berdymukhamedov said in a decree the money […]
Read more »Africa: The Last Frontier For Global Growth?
February 4th, 2020
Via Project Syndicate, a report on Africa’s potential which – if the continent sustains and accelerates structural reforms over the next half-century – some believe can emulate China’s rapid rise of the last 50 years: Africa today accounts for around 17% of the world’s population, but only about 3% of global GDP. These statistics not only […]
Read more »Tajik Claim Of Pipeline Progress Is Welcome News In Turkmenistan
February 3rd, 2020
Via Radio Free Europe, a report on the latest status of the Turkmenistan-China gas pipeline: When it comes to energy pipelines in Central Asia, the news is usually bad — delays or disruptions but rarely anything positive. That’s why the reports this week that Tajikistan was constructing its part of the Turkmenistan-China gas pipeline was […]
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