Iran’s First Mobile Network Operator Has A 58% Market Share
April 26th, 2017
Via Techrasa, a look at Iran’s mobile phone market: During a recent event, CEO of Iran’s first mobile network operator (MCI) gave a performance review of the company to the public. MCI currently owns 58% of the SIM cards sold in the country. Mobile Telecommunication Company of Iran, also known as MCI or Hamrah-e Aval […]
Read more »Iran, Pakistan, and Afghanistan Should Take a Regional Approach To Start-Ups
April 26th, 2017
Via Bourse & Bazaar, a report on the potential for Iran, Pakistan, and Afghanistan to take a regional approach to start-ups: Afghanistan, Iran, and Pakistan host some of most interesting and promising start-ups in Southwest Asia. Entrepreneurship and innovation are neither new nor foreign imports to the region. Cities and towns in Afghanistan, Iran, and Pakistan make […]
Read more »Mishandled China-Pakistan Economic Corridor could misfire
April 26th, 2017
Via the Center for Strategic and International Studies’s Reconnecting Asia project, a look at how Islamabad may be attempting too much, too fast amid mounting debt problems: It has been a tumultuous two years in Pakistan and China’s regional interactions. Since it was launched on April 20, 2015, the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor has sparked praise, skepticism, […]
Read more »New Silk Road Or New Great Game? India Developing New Sri Lanka Port To Combat China
April 26th, 2017
Via Forbes, a look at Sri Lanka and India’s efforts to develop Trincomalee port in the northeast of Sri Lanka: As regional powers like China, Russia, Japan, and India vie for political and economic position throughout the eastern realms of Eurasia, many of the less powerful countries caught in the middle are employing what could be […]
Read more »Bangladesh: The New Asian Tiger
April 6th, 2017
Via Business Insider, a look at Bangladesh: When people talk about the “Asian Tigers,” they’re typically referring to Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan. The four countries experienced rapid growth between the 1960s and 1990s. But now there’s another country that should come to mind: Bangladesh. The Bangladesh economy has been one of the top performers […]
Read more »Why Mammoth Gas Reserves May Be Useless For Turkmenistan
April 1st, 2017
Via Frontera News, a look at Turkmenistan: Few people may realize that when it comes to natural gas, Turkmenistan is a giant. According to BP Statistical Review of World Energy, Turkmenistan has the world’s fourth largest proven natural gas reserves, even higher than the US. Its share stands at 9.4% of the total proven gas […]
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