Morocco Attracts New Chinese Mega EV Battery Project
August 19th, 2024
Via The North Africa Post, a report on a new Chinese battery investment in Morocco: Morocco’s electric vehicle battery ecosystem is gaining momentum with the announcement of a new $363.5 million investment to be injected by China’s BTR New Material Group in its second plant to be built in Mohammed VI Tangier Tech City. In […]
Read more »Egypt’s New Capital City To Get $1 Billion Hydrogen-Powered Skyscraper
August 19th, 2024
Via Newsweek, a report on a planned new hydrogen-powered skyscraper in Egypt’s new capital city: Egypt’s new capital city is getting a $1 billion skyscraper which will be powered by clean hydrogen, according to the Saudi-controlled real estate firm that’s building it. The temporarily named New Administrative Capital (NAC), initiated by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, […]
Read more »Taliban and China Restart Copper Project
August 19th, 2024
Via Nikkei Asia, a report on the Taliban and its Chinese partner restarting the controversial Mes Aynak copper project: A copper-mining project in Afghanistan finally got off the ground last month after a delay of over 16 years, but critics worry that a lack of independent supervision could lead to widespread pollution and the destruction […]
Read more »Jared Kushner Wants To Turn A Wild Stretch of Albania Into A Luxury Resort
August 17th, 2024
Courtesy of The Washington Post, an article on Jared Kushner’s planned Albanian development, funded with Saudi and other Middle Eastern investment: In one of his several trips to Albania over the past few years, Jared Kushner went hiking along a stretch of Mediterranean coastline with pristine sand dunes and cliff-lined beaches. The place, he said […]
Read more »Chinese Cash Paves Way For Complicated Cambodian Development
August 17th, 2024
Via East Asia Forum, a report on Chinese investment in Cambodia: In May 2024, Cambodia acknowledged China’s significant economic and political support by renaming a major road in Phnom Penh to ‘Xi Jinping Boulevard’, highlighting Cambodia’s extensive Chinese-funded development projects such as the Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway and the Sihanoukville Special Economic Zone. But concerns have […]
Read more »Indonesia’s Solution To Overcrowding: Carve A New Capital Out Of The Jungle
August 17th, 2024
Courtesy of the Los Angeles Times, a report on Indonesia’s new capital: Indonesia is carving a new capital city — called Nusantara — out of the tropical rainforest to escape the urban issues of Jakarta, including extreme traffic, pollution and flooding. Like many of the world’s megacities, Jakarta has mega-problems. Two-hour commutes are a way of life. […]
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