Short on Money, The Taliban Face a Crisis
September 4th, 2021
Courtesy of The New York Times, an article on Afghanistan’s cash crunch: As Afghans pay surging prices for eggs and flour and stand in long lines at the bank, money changers like Enayatullah [...]
Mikati’s M1 to Invest $330 Million After Buying Telenor Myanmar
September 4th, 2021 Via Bloomberg, an article on M1 Group’s commitment to invest in Myanmar’s telecom sector: Lebanese investment firm M1 Group pledged to spend $330 million over the next three years to [...]
September 4th, 2021 Via Bloomberg, an article on M1 Group’s commitment to invest in Myanmar’s telecom sector: Lebanese investment firm M1 Group pledged to spend $330 million over the next three years to [...]
Somaliland Gears Up For ‘Healthy’ Battle of Ports
September 2nd, 2021 Courtesy of The Financial Times, an article on Somalialand’s plan to compete head to head with Djibouti for Ethiopia’s trade: Anchored at the deepwater port of Berbera, an Ethiopian-flagged [...]
September 2nd, 2021 Courtesy of The Financial Times, an article on Somalialand’s plan to compete head to head with Djibouti for Ethiopia’s trade: Anchored at the deepwater port of Berbera, an Ethiopian-flagged [...]
Has Uzbekistan’s Time Finally Come?
August 28th, 2021 Via Geopolitical Futures, commentary on Uzbekistan in light of the U.S. decision to withdraw from Afghanistan: In our 2019 Annual Forecast, we said we expected Uzbekistan to challenge Kazakhstan as [...]
August 28th, 2021 Via Geopolitical Futures, commentary on Uzbekistan in light of the U.S. decision to withdraw from Afghanistan: In our 2019 Annual Forecast, we said we expected Uzbekistan to challenge Kazakhstan as [...]
Taliban Okays TAPI Gas Pipeline Work To Resume As Kabul Banks Reopen
August 25th, 2021 Via Silk Road Briefing, an article on some signs of normalcy returning to Afghanistan: Signs of normality returning as Afghani banks reopen and national infrastructure projects restart Taliban [...]
August 25th, 2021 Via Silk Road Briefing, an article on some signs of normalcy returning to Afghanistan: Signs of normality returning as Afghani banks reopen and national infrastructure projects restart Taliban [...]
Taliban Coffers Filled By Afghanistan’s Shadow Economy
August 21st, 2021 Courtesy of The Financial Times, an article on the Tailban’s challenge of paying government salaries and keeping the country running: The toppling of Afghanistan’s pro-western government and [...]
August 21st, 2021 Courtesy of The Financial Times, an article on the Tailban’s challenge of paying government salaries and keeping the country running: The toppling of Afghanistan’s pro-western government and [...]