An obscure anonymous suburb on the outskirts of a Ningde, a third tier city in China’s South East is an unlikely launching pad for a technological revolution, but a giant new battery factory being built there promises to outproduce the… Read More ›
The construction of spectacular 40 MW solar park onto of a lake formed by collapsed coal mines in Anhui province is a symbol of China’s efforts to develop renewable energy, but also a reminder that the country remains heavily dependent… Read More ›
Attention is increasingly turning to large fast growing economies like Pakistan, Vietnam, Iran, Egypt, Nigeria and Bangladesh. These countries have big populations, income levels typically in the range of USD 1,000 to USD 10,000 and are also enjoying strong long… Read More ›
In a transformation that can be seen from space, a corner of the Far Western Chinese province of Qinghai has witnessed a remarkable transformation, neat blue-grey rectangles have steadily spread across the land to the point where they cover an… Read More ›
The African Development Bank held its annual conference in Ahmedabad, the capital of Gujarat in May this year. The presence of the African regional development bank’s showcase in India underscored the long lasting and growing ties between them. While far… Read More ›
A new project to build a Chinese backed Tech City near Tangier on a new 2000 hectare site which will house 300,000 people and host multiple industrial zones all creating thousands of jobs was recently unveiled in Tangier, Morocco. The… Read More ›
South Sudan is the world’s youngest country, born of the split following the civil war which divided Sudan for many years. Independence from Khartoum, its abundance of oil and a fresh start appeared to offer hope to the young nation…. Read More ›
A couple of years ago I interviewed the intrepid investor John Suggitt who was developing a major real estate fund in the Ukrainian capital at the height of tensions with Russia. Recently I revisited Jon and his Kiev Real Estate Recovery Fund… Read More ›
It was no accident that James “Mad Dog” Mattis made Djibouti one of his first overseas trips as US Secretary of Defence, this tiny African country on the Horn of Africa is home to the USA’s only African military base,… Read More ›
Last year a new China – Iran rail link opened connecting Urumqi in China to Tehran, cargo trains now regularly wind their way through Western China across Central Asia all the way to the Iranian capital carrying an assortment of… Read More ›
