Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) Pipeline
December 15th, 2015
Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), analysis of latest developments regarding TAPI: Two workmen stand next to the symbolic first piece of a natural gas pipeline to China outside of Turkmenabat in 2007. Summary Turkmenistan has some of the largest natural gas reserves in the world, but as a landlocked country it has struggled to transport […]
Read more »South Korean SMEs: Ready For North Korea?
November 30th, 2015
Via the Peterson Institute, a look at the readiness of South Korean SMEs to enter the North Korean market: We are often negative about the business environment in North Korea and the DPRK government’s struggle to solicit foreign investment. With the case of inter-Korean investment, we also find, however, that it is the South Korean […]
Read more »Venezuela’s Energy Profile
November 30th, 2015
Via Eurasia Review, a look at Venezuela’s energy sector: Venezuela is one of the world’s largest producers and exporters of crude oil. The country has been one of the largest exporters of crude oil in the Americas. As a founding member of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Venezuela is an important player […]
Read more »China’s Growing Energy Partnership With Turkmenistan
November 12th, 2015
Via China Daily, a report on China’s moves to increase its energy cooperation with Turkmenistan: China is ready to push cooperation on energy with Turkmenistan to a new high, President Xi Jinping told his counterpart from the Central Asian nation on Thursday. He made the comment as the two countries renewed their commitment to grow […]
Read more »Big Changes In Azerbaijan In 2016
November 10th, 2015
Via Frontier Strategy Group, an interesting look at Azerbaijan: The low energy prices ravaging the economies of Russia and Kazakhstan will now start to have a tangible effect on the Azerbaijan market. After years of strong growth, averaging 11 percent YOY in the 2000 to 2014 period, we are forecasting Azerbaijan’s economy to contract by […]
Read more »Investing In Iran: Challenges
November 5th, 2015
Courtesy of the Financial Times, an interesting article on Iran: A great deal has been written about the opportunities waiting for both strategic and portfolio investors in post-sanctions Iran. There is no denying that the country of almost 80m people, holder of the world’s third largest reserves of oil and its second largest reserves of […]
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