Pakistan’s Gas Pains Threaten Economy
December 21st, 2021
Via The Asia Times, a look at how Pakistan’s gas shortages caused by myopic government policies are shuttering crucial export-geared textile industry and inflating local food prices: Pakistan is teetering towards an energy-cum-economic crisis as natural gas supplies dry up, export-oriented factories that use the fuel close down and households that rely on it for […]
Read more »China’s Investment Drive and Africa’s Disjointed Infrastructure
December 21st, 2021
Via The Diplomat, an article on some of the disjointed infrastructure projects taken up on the African continent by Chinese firms: At Alagomeji, a suburb in Lagos, there is a towering new building housing the Lagos-Ibadan train project. This building is perhaps the most visible testament to the much touted and very aggressive China-Nigeria relationship. […]
Read more »Bangladesh Going Cashless
December 18th, 2021
Via WhiteBoard, an interesting look at Digital Bangladesh and its effort to make a cashless society: The story of Bangladesh is one of relentless reinvention. Bangladesh’s ambitious digitalisation vision, the Digital Bangladesh initiative, first laid out in 2008, has been a key driver of its decade-long progress. Evolving from a primarily rural agrarian economy, it […]
Read more »UAE: Where ‘Silicon Valley and Wall Street Talk About Emerging Economies’
December 18th, 2021
Via The National, an article on the UAE and its role in connecting companies and investors with emerging economies: “Silicon Valley and Wall Street, talking about emerging economies”. That is how the International Finance Corporation’s Managing Director Makhtar Diop sees the UAE. Mr Diop is visiting the UAE this week to explore the opportunities in […]
Read more »Private Sector Crucial To Egypt’s Recovery
December 18th, 2021
Via African Business, an article on the role of the private sector in Egypt’s economy: After managing to sustain economic growth even at the height of the pandemic, Egyptian GDP looks set to continue increasing over the next three years. Big government projects have underpinned recent growth and although Cairo has promised a change of […]
Read more »Private-Sector Investments Aimed To Address Migration From Central America
December 15th, 2021
Courtesy of The Washington Post, an article on recently announced U.S. investments aimed at stemming rise of migration from Central America: Vice President Harris on Monday announced new investment commitments from an array of private companies to help address the root causes of migration from Central America, aiding her efforts on a daunting task on […]
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