Uganda Still Waiting for Oil Riches
March 27th, 2020
Via Oil & Gas Daily, a look at Uganda’s wait for seeing benefits from petroleum finds: It was the promise of oil — billions of barrels of black gold, discovered locked beneath Lake Albert — and the riches to follow that brought electricity to Buliisa. Roads, piped water, and other unthinkable luxuries came next, as […]
Read more »How Natural Resources Could Help Build Peace in Afghanistan
March 24th, 2020
Via The Wilson Center’s New Security Beat, a report on Afghanistan’s natural resource potential: Potential water wars due to plans for multiple dams, violent opium cartels supporting world heroin markets, and many conflict-financing minerals including everyday talc used for baby powder. These are the types of natural resources stories that usually make front page news about Afghanistan. But natural resources […]
Read more »MTN Dials Up Iran Growth Despite Virus, Sanctions
March 18th, 2020
Via The Iran Project, an article on MTN’s push for Iran growth in face of virus and sanctions: MTN Group Ltd. said its Iranian business is still able to achieve strong sales growth in the short term, even as the unit battles to overcome ongoing U.S. sanctions and the rapid spread of the coronavirus. Africa’s largest […]
Read more »Central Asia’s Force Majeure Fears: COVID-19’s Impact On China’s Natural Gas Demands
March 18th, 2020
Via Eurasia Review, a report on COVID-19’s impact on China’s demand for natural gas from Central Asia: China’s COVID-19 outbreak has seen Beijing’s demand for natural gas stutter, after years of breakneck expansion. In February, China’s natural gas demand was estimated to have fallen 17 percent year-on-year, and while there were some subsequent indications of recovery for liquefied natural […]
Read more »Sihanoukville: Future ‘Shenzhen of Cambodia’?
March 16th, 2020
Via Khmer Times, a report on Sihanoukville’s economic future: After allowing the MS Westerdam and its 2,000 passengers and crew to dock at its port on February, Sihanoukville, a quiet and small port city in Cambodia has commanded the global spotlight. Aside from offering a safe departure for those on board, Sihanoukville is in the […]
Read more »India-Chabahar-Afghanistan TIR Corridor Launched
March 15th, 2020
Via The Financial Tribune, a report on the launch of the Chabahar corridor: Two loaded containers were transported successfully from India’s Mumbai to Iran’s Chabahar, which exited through Dogharoun Border crossing to Afghanistan under cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention) on Friday. According to Mostafa Ayati, an official with the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs […]
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