Earlier this month, officials from Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan officially launched the effort to build a 400-kilometer railroad connecting the three countries. The new railroad will hypothetically provide producers in landlocked Tajikistan and Afghanistan with a new route to the Caspian Sea, while potentially opening South Asian markets to Turkmenistan and the other states of inner […]
Slovakia hosts regional summit on economic recovery
This week Slovakia’s president, Ivan Gašparovič, hosted 19 of his counterparts from the region for the 18th Summit of Central European Heads of State in Bratislava. The theme of the conference was “Growth Strategy for Post-Crisis Recovery.” Pushing the idea that “Central European countries, particularly Czech Republic and Slovakia, are considered to have visionary fiscal reforms […]
Chinese shoe firm hopes to be first of many manufacturers in Ethiopia
Financial Times reports that Chinese shoe manufacturer Huajian is already expanding the shoe factory it build in Ethiopia a year ago. The factory is the first in its sector to start operations in Ethiopia, but according to the factory CEO, Huajian hopes to see its competitors follow soon. Huajian has also signed an agreement with the China […]
Pro-nationalization protesters shut down Kyrgyzstan mine
Protesters are escalating their demonstrations at Kyrgyzstan’s Kumtor gold mine, operated by Canada-based Centerra Gold. After closing the mine and cutting a road to it, protesters have now sabotaged the mine’s electricity supply, according to the AP. The protesters allegedly want the extremely valuable mine to be nationalized. Kumtor, which accounts for about 12 percent of the […]
European Parliament moves forward on transparency legislation
The European Parliament is moving toward finalizing a new law that would force mining companies to disclose all details of payments to state and sub-state governments. Large extractive companies dealing with oil, gas and minerals will be obliged to disclose full details of their payments to national governments for every project that they operate, under […]
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