On Tap(i): Turkmenistan Seeks Path To Revive Key Gas Pipeline To India
April 26th, 2021
Via Upstream Online, a report on Turkmenistan’s recent agreements with Afghanistan to avoid potential attacks on pipeline builders after holding previous meeting with Taliban: Authorities in Turkmenistan are breathing new life into a gas export pipeline project that went cold last year as countries in the region battled the coronavirus pandemic. The TAPI project aims to […]
Read more »China-Laos Rail Link on Track
April 25th, 2021
Via Belt and Road News, a report on the China-Laos rail link: Modern railways benefit a country’s economy in many different ways. To name a few, they make it easier for bulky goods to be transported over long distances, reduce travel time between villages and cities and provide varying degrees of comfort for travelers. For […]
Read more »Azerbaijan and The Diversification of Europe’s Natural Gas Supply
April 25th, 2021
Via Foreign Policy Association, a look at the role Azerbaijan can play in the diversification of Europe’s natural gas supply: It was recently reported that the Shah Deniz consortium has commenced natural gas deliveries to Europe. Shahmar Hajiyev, an AIR Center expert, noted, “This is very important because Azerbaijan became the first country to supply […]
Read more »Afghanistan’s Green Future
April 25th, 2021
While I am wholly skeptical about Afghanistan’s ability to implement policies and provide security to allow such, via Foreign Policy in Focus an interesting commentary of whether Afghanistan’s mineral wealth finance a transition to a carbon-neutral future: Everyone has a different Doomsday scenario for Afghanistan once U.S. and NATO troops withdraw by September 11. The Taliban […]
Read more »Armenia As An Investment Destination
April 23rd, 2021
Via Nomad Capitalist, a look at Armenia as an investment destination: Dateline: Yerevan, Armenia The flight from Tbilisi this morning was a mere 27 minutes; little more than a picturesque climb followed by a descent. For years, I’ve been speaking of the benefits of investing in Georgia, and I’ve put my money where my mouth is, […]
Read more »Two Koreas, One Market
April 23rd, 2021
Via NK News, a report on a South Korean minister’s dreams of merging its economy with the North: North and South Korea should unify their economies while maintaining separate political systems, South Korean unification minister Lee In-young said on Thursday. “Our approach now should aim more at the ‘one people, two countries, two systems, and one […]
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