The recently released report by McKinsey & Company on reimagining economic growth in Africa offers a wealth of valuable insights and analyses. However, one aspect that I believe received insufficient attention in the report is the positioning and integration of different clusters of countries, particularly in relation to their global market geography. One striking observation […]
Read more »Courtesy of Semafor, commentary on how the West could head off the creation of new OPEC-like producer cartels for critical resources such as lithium by inviting mineral-rich Latin American and African nations to join the existing Minerals Security Partnership (MSP): Western countries should head off the creation of new OPEC-like producer cartels for critical resources […]
Read more »Via Tasnim News, a report on a new memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed between an Iranian and an Afghan company for $50 million worth of investment aimed at building three piers at the Caspian Port of Anzali. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between an Iranian and an Afghan company for $50 million worth […]
Read more »Via Eurasia Review, a look at a curious Chinese-led cryptocurrency vision for Samoa: At a slickly choreographed event in Hong Kong on April 26, the island nation of Samoa was introduced to a vision of its future: cryptocurrency and stock trading epicenter of the South Pacific. Chinese officials and businessmen made speeches – their resumes […]
Read more »Courtesy of The Financial Times, commentary on the need for Vietnam to reinvest its manufacturing-led growth dividend to support the development of more productive, knowledge-rich sectors, to meet its 2045 goal: After decades of showing promise, Vietnam’s economic moment may have finally arrived. It was the fastest-growing economy in Asia last year (8 per cent […]
Read more »Courtesy of Rest of World, an interesting look at how, while Amazon and MercadoLibre get all the credit, it’s really a patchwork of mom-and-pop shops that keep Mexico’s e-commerce running: Online sales in Mexico grew by 80% in 2020, and they’ve since kept growing by over 20% every year. Amid this trend, neighborhood corner shops, […]
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