Iran’s Economy: Fading Hope
March 8th, 2015
Courtesy of The Economist, another look at Iran’s economy: TO TEHRAN’S businessmen, they are known as the tea-ceremony set: foreign day-trippers sizing up the bounty that could be on offer if [...]
African Roads And Rails: All Aboard
March 1st, 2015 Courtesy of The Economist, an interesting look at the boom in building roads and railways in Africa: ORANGE lights flash in the setting sun as Chinese workers lay train tracks on the dry edge of [...]
March 1st, 2015 Courtesy of The Economist, an interesting look at the boom in building roads and railways in Africa: ORANGE lights flash in the setting sun as Chinese workers lay train tracks on the dry edge of [...]
Tantalizing Signs Of Liberal Reforms In North Korea
February 28th, 2015 Courtesy of The Economist, commentary on some signs of economic reform that are emerging in North Korea: In a fast-changing region, one thing has long been a constant: the utter disregard that the [...]
February 28th, 2015 Courtesy of The Economist, commentary on some signs of economic reform that are emerging in North Korea: In a fast-changing region, one thing has long been a constant: the utter disregard that the [...]
Kim Jong Deng: Why North Korea Is Choosing Market Reforms
February 26th, 2015 Via Carnegie’s Moscow Center, a report on North Korea’s market reforms: When we talk about North Korea, a number of clichés invariably pop into our heads: of course, North Korea is a [...]
February 26th, 2015 Via Carnegie’s Moscow Center, a report on North Korea’s market reforms: When we talk about North Korea, a number of clichés invariably pop into our heads: of course, North Korea is a [...]
Technology Startups Take Root in Tehran
February 26th, 2015 Courtesy of the Wall Street Journal, a look at how Iranian versions of Amazon, Google Play, and Groupon are filling the void left by sanctions and censorship: Decorated with a foosball table, [...]
February 26th, 2015 Courtesy of the Wall Street Journal, a look at how Iranian versions of Amazon, Google Play, and Groupon are filling the void left by sanctions and censorship: Decorated with a foosball table, [...]
Zimbabwe: Africa’s Best-Kept Secret?
February 25th, 2015 Via How We Made It In Africa, an interesting look at Zimbabwe: I don’t know what I was expecting when I arrived in Zimbabwe. It certainly wasn’t to land in the most developed country I had ever [...]
February 25th, 2015 Via How We Made It In Africa, an interesting look at Zimbabwe: I don’t know what I was expecting when I arrived in Zimbabwe. It certainly wasn’t to land in the most developed country I had ever [...]