Egypt, Sudan Move Forward With Railway Network
March 25th, 2021
Via Al Monitor, an article on Egypt and Sudan’s preparations to construct a railway network to boost trade on the African market: Egypt has taken serious steps to construct a cross-border railway linking it to Sudan to transport goods and passengers in the latest sign of stronger cooperation between the two downstream Nile states. On March 11, Aswan Governor […]
Read more »Bangladesh at 50
March 25th, 2021
Via Project Syndicate, a review of Bangladesh at 50, nation that has gone from being what Henry Kissinger called a “basket case” to a case study in rapid economic development, buoyed by a large microfinance sector, balanced labor regulations, and resistance to religious fundamentalism: It feels strange to have known a country since its birth. For […]
Read more »China’s Submarine Digital Fiber Optic Belt And Road
March 25th, 2021
Via Silk Road Briefing, a look at China’s submarine digital fiber optic Belt and Road: While a great deal of China’s Belt and Road Initiative infrastructure can be seen, with port developments, roads and railways being built, one of the more impressive, far-reaching and little noticed infrastructure builds is that China has become a leading […]
Read more »Saudi Aramco to Prioritize Energy Supply to China for 50 Years
March 23rd, 2021
Via Al Awsat, a report on Saudi Aramco’s commitment to support China’s energy future: Saudi Aramco will ensure China’s energy security remains its highest priority for the next 50 years and beyond as new and existing energy sources run in parallel for some time, CEO Amin Nasser told the China Development Forum on Sunday. Saudi […]
Read more »Egypt: China, The West, and Its Megaprojects
March 19th, 2021
Via the Belt & Road News, an article on the Egyptian building boom under way as President el-Sisi seeks to modernize and transform the Middle East’s most populous country: China is joining the race with international competitors to participate in a boom of megaprojects and infrastructure developments currently underway in Egypt as President Abdel Fatah […]
Read more »Laos Grants 25-Year Power Grid Concession to Chinese-Majority Firm
March 18th, 2021
Via The Diplomat, an article on a deal which deepens China’s involvement in the Lao government’s goal of transforming itself into the “battery of Southeast Asia”: Earlier this week, the government of Laos and a majority Chinese-owned company signed a 25-year concession agreement that allows the company to build and manage a large part of the […]
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