Energy-Rich Turkmenistan Devalues Currency Against Dollar
January 1st, 2015
Via Business Insider, a report on Turkmenistan’s currency woes: A view of Turkmenistan’s capital Ashgabad. The energy-rich former Soviet republic has devalued its currency against the US [...]
Cuba’s Oil: A New Frontier, Surrounded By Hopes And Doubts
December 21st, 2014 Via the Times-Picayune, a look at Cuba’s hydrocarbon potential: One of the most prolific oil and gas basins on the planet sits just off Cuba’s northwest coast, and the thaw in relations [...]
December 21st, 2014 Via the Times-Picayune, a look at Cuba’s hydrocarbon potential: One of the most prolific oil and gas basins on the planet sits just off Cuba’s northwest coast, and the thaw in relations [...]
Central Asia: Stuck Between A Sinking Russia And A Dominant China
December 20th, 2014 Via Forbes, an interesting look at Central Asia’s geopolitical reality at present: Central Asia, stuck between Russia, the dominant power of yesterday, whose cultural influence in the region [...]
December 20th, 2014 Via Forbes, an interesting look at Central Asia’s geopolitical reality at present: Central Asia, stuck between Russia, the dominant power of yesterday, whose cultural influence in the region [...]
U.S. Businesses Scout Opportunities In Cuba
December 18th, 2014 Courtesy of the New York Times, a report on the spike in American business interest in Cuba: PepsiCo wants in. So do Caterpillar and Marriott International. Within hours of President Obama’s [...]
December 18th, 2014 Courtesy of the New York Times, a report on the spike in American business interest in Cuba: PepsiCo wants in. So do Caterpillar and Marriott International. Within hours of President Obama’s [...]
Cuba’s Economy At A Crossroads
December 15th, 2014 Two interesting articles on Cuba’s economy. The first, courtesy of the New York Times, offer this commentary: In July 2007, while serving as acting president as his brother underwent [...]
December 15th, 2014 Two interesting articles on Cuba’s economy. The first, courtesy of the New York Times, offer this commentary: In July 2007, while serving as acting president as his brother underwent [...]
Internet Access In Cuba
December 9th, 2014 Via Terra Daily, a report on internet access and use in Cuba: With their smartphones and tablet computers, they look much like young people anywhere in the world. But these Cubans have to go to [...]
December 9th, 2014 Via Terra Daily, a report on internet access and use in Cuba: With their smartphones and tablet computers, they look much like young people anywhere in the world. But these Cubans have to go to [...]