Via The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, an examination of how China’s Belt and Road Initiative helped build an industrial complex in Indonesia—but contestations at the local and national levels compelled Chinese players to adapt to rapidly shifting Indonesian cross-currents: CHINA LOCAL/GLOBAL China has become a global power, but there is too little debate about […]
Read more »Via The Asia Times, an article on China’s interest in Russia’s Far East: China and Russia have agreed to strengthen economic ties after top leaders held high-profile meetings in Moscow, but Chinese investment in Russia’s underdeveloped Far East region is not a done deal. Since mid-2022, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has promoted a proposal […]
Read more »Via Al Monitor, a report on China’s growing investment in Egypt: Egypt’s Suez Canal announced a deal on Thursday with a Chinese company to build a steel and iron factory. The agreement is one of a few Egyptian and Chinese entities have signed recently and demonstrates China’s growing footprint in Egypt. The Suez Canal Economic […]
Read more »Via Bloomberg, an article on Somalia’s Central Bank’s priorities: The Central Bank of Somalia’s top priority is to reestablish the nation’s currency, which will enable it to take full control of monetary policy, its governor said. Somalia hasn’t printed new banknotes since descending into a civil war after the government collapsed in 1991. Most of […]
Read more »Via New Eastern Outlook, an article on potential economic projects between Russia and Mongolia: Legally, ties between Russia and Mongolia currently stand at a level of Comprehensive and Strategic Partnership, which they did so following the signing of an indefinite treaty of friendship and comprehensive strategic partnership in 2019 by the leaders of the two […]
Read more »Courtesy of STRATFOR Worldview, first part of an ongoing series that explores the opportunities and risks provided by Africa’s expected population boom in the coming decades: At a time when many countries around the world are grappling with demographic declines, Africa remains poised for rapid population growth. According to the United Nations’ 2022 World Population […]
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