Uzbekistan Halts Gas Exports Due To Decreasing Production
November 22nd, 2022
Via Eurasianet, a report on Uzbekistan’s decision to halt gas exports: Uzbekistan says it has all but entirely stopped exporting natural gas and instead increased imports of the fuel amid a surge in domestic demand in the early stages of winter. Deputy Energy Minister Sherzod Khodjayev said on November 16 that daily exports of gas have decreased […]
Read more »India’s Reliance Aggressive Retail Ambitions
November 19th, 2022
Courtesy of The Financial Times, an article on India’s Reliance’s ruthless retail ambitions: Hurrying out of a Reliance grocery store, travel company clerk Pallavi Savand reaches for her mobile phone, running on Reliance’s Jio network. Back at home, she will flip open a laptop bought from Reliance Digital. Soon she might wear Reliance — she is […]
Read more »Saudi Aramco Leads Riyadh’s $30bn Investment Push Into South Korea
November 18th, 2022
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on deals announced by Saudi Arabia as Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visited Seoul recently: Saudi Aramco has announced a $7bn investment in a petrochemical factory in South Korea, as part of a $30bn package of agreements between Riyadh and Seoul as Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman forges […]
Read more »QatarEnergy: The Company Behind World Cup Host’s Wealth
November 18th, 2022
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on ho a bold bet on gas turned a struggling state group into one of the most important global resources companies: Saad al-Kaabi, Qatar’s energy minister and chief executive of its national oil and gas group, has criss-crossed the globe in recent weeks, travelling from Namibia to Guyana, […]
Read more »Indonesia, China and the Future of the Belt and Road
November 18th, 2022
Via Asia Times, a look at the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed rail showcased at G20 Summit, and how the long-delayed project has been more risk than reward for Indonesia: Taking time out from the G20 Summit, President Joko Widodo and Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Wednesday watched via video link the operational trial of the Chinese-funded Jakarta-Bandung […]
Read more »World at 8 Billion: Pakistan is Third Largest Contributor to Last Billion
November 17th, 2022
Courtesy of South Asia Investor Review, a look at Pakistan in the overall context of the world’s population reaching 8 billion: The global population increased by one billion over the last 12 years to reach 8 billion this year, according to the United Nations. Pakistan contributed 49 million people to the last billion, making it […]
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