2015 Fragile States Index
June 18th, 2015
Via Foreign Policy, a look at the 2015 Fragile States index: For the second year in a row, South Sudan has been designated as the most fragile nation in the world, plagued by intensifying internal [...]
Emerging Asia’s Growth Champions
June 17th, 2015 Via EMIA, an interesting article on the seven Asian economies expected to grow quickest between 2015 – 2030: China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam are [...]
June 17th, 2015 Via EMIA, an interesting article on the seven Asian economies expected to grow quickest between 2015 – 2030: China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam are [...]
Tajikistan: At The Center Of Central Asian Energy
June 13th, 2015 Via The World Folio, an in-depth look at Tajikistan: The commissioning of a $3.2 billion gas pipeline and hydrocarbon exploration activities put Tajikistan at the center of greenfield energy [...]
June 13th, 2015 Via The World Folio, an in-depth look at Tajikistan: The commissioning of a $3.2 billion gas pipeline and hydrocarbon exploration activities put Tajikistan at the center of greenfield energy [...]
Somalia’s Premier Bank To Bring ATMs, Debit Cards To Mogadishu
June 13th, 2015 Via Reuters, an article on Somalia: Somalia’s Premier Bank has struck a deal with Mastercard and will issue debit cards and install ATM machines in the capital of the war-ravaged country, the [...]
June 13th, 2015 Via Reuters, an article on Somalia: Somalia’s Premier Bank has struck a deal with Mastercard and will issue debit cards and install ATM machines in the capital of the war-ravaged country, the [...]
The Curious Tale Of The World-Beating Somali Shilling
June 13th, 2015 Courtesy of The Financial Times, an interesting article on the Somali shilling: Here’s a pecuniary peculiarity to rival Bitcoin – the world strongest currency over the past 12 months belongs to a [...]
June 13th, 2015 Courtesy of The Financial Times, an interesting article on the Somali shilling: Here’s a pecuniary peculiarity to rival Bitcoin – the world strongest currency over the past 12 months belongs to a [...]
How Corruption Helped North Korea
June 13th, 2015 Via the Carnegie Endowment, an interesting look at the role that corruption may have played in helping North Korea: “Nobody stole under Stalin,” many old-timers in the former Soviet Union like to [...]
June 13th, 2015 Via the Carnegie Endowment, an interesting look at the role that corruption may have played in helping North Korea: “Nobody stole under Stalin,” many old-timers in the former Soviet Union like to [...]