Russia’s Competition For Natural Gas Deals With China
September 12th, 2013
Via STRATFOR (subscription required), some analysis of China’s natural gas supplier options: As China diversifies its options for natural gas suppliers, it is leveraging its position to get the best deals it can out of new contracts with Russia. Because Russia is counting on the Chinese natural gas market to help it move away from […]
Read more »Azerbaijan: One Of Caspian Region’s Most Important Strategic Export Openings To West
September 11th, 2013
Via Eurasia Review, a profile of Azerbaijan: Azerbaijan, one of the oldest oil producing countries in the world, is an important oil and natural gas supplier, particularly for European markets. Although traditionally it has been a prolific oil producer, Azerbaijan’s importance as a natural gas supplier will grow in the future as field development and […]
Read more »China’s Economic Disparity…In Maps
September 11th, 2013
Via Matt Hartzell’s blog, an interesting look at China’s economic distribution: [click to enlarge] How is income distributed across the Chinese nation? As we can see in the above map, highly unevenly! This map (which uses data accurate as of December 2011) uses blue to show those provinces where the average income is higher than […]
Read more »Myanmar: Bust To Boom Or Bust To Bust?
September 5th, 2013
Via The Diplomat, an interesting article on Myanmar: Walking down the street in Yangon, the feeling of change is palpable. New buildings are being constructed and you cannot help but notice the influx of foreign tourists visiting the local sites. There is a lot to like about the opening of one of the world’s last […]
Read more »The Business of Brewing Beer in Eastern Congo
September 4th, 2013
Via Foreign Policy, an interesting article on the business of beer in the Democratic Republic of Congo: It’s a June night in Kinshasa, and rapper JB Mpiana’s weekly VIP bash is just starting to heat up. Toned groupies splash like mermaids in a sunken pool. Middle-aged businessmen perch on the ledge above to watch. A […]
Read more »Qatar: Taking Over The World
September 2nd, 2013
Courtesy of Fortune magazine, a detailed look at Qatar: As I stepped out of the car on my first full day in Qatar, the 120-degree heat made me feel as if someone had suctioned the oxygen out of my lungs, then pressed down on my chest. But through the front door of a small building […]
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