CPEC’s Shifting Power Dynamics
August 13th, 2021
Via the Asia Times, a report on CPEC’s changing power dynamics: Pakistan is changing direction on China’s Belt and Road in an apparent bid to assuage Beijing amid rising security risks to its in-country nationals, interests and investments. In a surprise and still unexplained move, Prime Minister Imran Khan announced last week that businessman Khalid […]
Read more »Pakistan’s Key CPEC Port: Reality A Long Way From Vision
August 13th, 2021
Via The Third Pole, a close look at Gwadar – Pakistan’s key CPEC port which is a long way from trade hub vision: There are big plans for Pakistan’s southern coastal city of Gwadar. Pakistan and China are making a considerable effort – and pledging close to USD 700 million in investment – to transform what […]
Read more »Chile’s New Reality: From Tiger to Sloth
August 13th, 2021
Via, an article on Chile: In the past, Chile was considered a rare economic success story in emerging markets, in the same vein as the high-growth “Tigers” of East Asia. After the neo-liberal reforms introduced by the “Chicago Boys” of the military dictatorship (1973-1990), Chile enjoyed high GDP growth and significant improvements in social indicators. […]
Read more »War-Ridden Somalia Starts Payments System as It Rebuilds Nation
August 10th, 2021
Via Bloomberg, an article on a national payment system recently set up in Somalia: Somalia has set up a national payments system as part of plans to develop the financial industry in one of the world’s most fragile states, following decades of political and economic instability. The 13 lenders in the Horn of Africa nation […]
Read more »Can Turkmenistan Become A Serious Gas Player In Europe?
August 2nd, 2021
Via Oil Price.com, commentary on Turkmenistan’s potential to become a serious gas player in Europe: The Caspian Sea is one of the world’s largest and oldest oil and gas producing regions. During the Cold War, the hydrocarbon-rich area was Soviet-controlled as the vast majority of the reserves were located in the Soviet Union. Since the breakup […]
Read more »Can China’s Belt and Road Open Up Landlocked Laos?
August 2nd, 2021
Via Geopolitical Monitor, an article on China’s investments in Laos: Around mid-August, the final tracks will be laid on a 420 km high-speed railway in Laos, enabling the first trains to be tested on the Chinese-built line. Work on the project began in 2016, seeking to link the southern Chinese city of Kunming with Laotian capital Vientiane, […]
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