Damac puts $2.3B on Jakarta AI
June 20th, 2025
Via Semafor and Damac, a report on new UAE investment in Indonesia’s AI sector: Damac puts $2.3B on Jakarta AI Damac, Dubai’s largest private developer, is on a multibillion dollar spending [...]
Syria To Reconnect With Global Economy After 14 Years As Pariah State
June 14th, 2025 Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on Syria’s plans to be relinked to Swift payment system after more than a decade of sanctions: Syria will be fully reconnected to the Swift [...]
June 14th, 2025 Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on Syria’s plans to be relinked to Swift payment system after more than a decade of sanctions: Syria will be fully reconnected to the Swift [...]
US Tariffs Threaten to Derail Vietnam’s Historic Industrial Boom
June 12th, 2025 Via Bloomberg, a look at how an economic boom lifted 100 million Vietnamese out of poverty. Then came the Trump rug-pull: It’s been several weeks since US President Donald Trump declared his global [...]
June 12th, 2025 Via Bloomberg, a look at how an economic boom lifted 100 million Vietnamese out of poverty. Then came the Trump rug-pull: It’s been several weeks since US President Donald Trump declared his global [...]
Egypt’s Debt-Funded Megaprojects
June 11th, 2025 Via Foreign Policy, an article on Egypt’s debt-funded mega infrastructure projects: Earlier this month, Egypt unveiled plans to develop a new 1,680-acre desert city named Jirian. The massive [...]
June 11th, 2025 Via Foreign Policy, an article on Egypt’s debt-funded mega infrastructure projects: Earlier this month, Egypt unveiled plans to develop a new 1,680-acre desert city named Jirian. The massive [...]
Transsion Wheels Into Africa’s EV Market
June 10th, 2025 Via Rest of World, a look at how the Chinese company behind 50% of Africa’s smartphone sales now wants to dominate its roads: Transsion, Africa’s smartphone leader, is rapidly expanding into the [...]
June 10th, 2025 Via Rest of World, a look at how the Chinese company behind 50% of Africa’s smartphone sales now wants to dominate its roads: Transsion, Africa’s smartphone leader, is rapidly expanding into the [...]
Minerals for Recognition: The Taliban’s Shadow Diplomacy
June 10th, 2025 Via Geopolitical Monitor, a report on the Taliban’s use of mineral potential to help improve its diplomatic presence: Since the Taliban’s return to power, Afghanistan’s mineral and [...]
June 10th, 2025 Via Geopolitical Monitor, a report on the Taliban’s use of mineral potential to help improve its diplomatic presence: Since the Taliban’s return to power, Afghanistan’s mineral and [...]