News Spend 40% more on grids to meet soaring electricity demand: IEA Global electricity demand in the coming years is set to grow faster than it has in two decades, adding the equivalent of Japanese demand to total demand every year, the…
News Ukraine makes it easier for foreign companies to build Ukraine has simplified the way foreign companies can obtain construction permits, according to an independent investment organisation set up by the state in 2016. Previously, those looking to build in…
News China to invest $600m in Kazakhstan beef farming Chinese companies plan to invest around $600m building a meat farming hub in Kazakhstan, Azernews reports. Kazakhstan’s agriculture minister Aidarbek Saparov reached the agreement with executives from Chinese companies CITIC…
Perspectives Any takers in Ukraine’s fire-sale of state assets? As Kyiv races to offload troubled state firms and property, ‘distressed asset investors’ are watching with interest.
Trends Report warns of ‘Great Game’ politics in Africa after China’s rise A report this month highlights China’s newly dominant role in Africa won through infrastructure investment.
News Chinese finance moves into Central Asia as Russian, American influence recedes Chinese President Xi Jinping today unveiled China’s plan to boost economic development in five central Asian states with the help of additional loans worth $3.8bn, Reuters reports. Xi made his…
News World Bank invests $300m in West African solar The World Bank has approved a $311m finance package to support renewable energy generation in Togo, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Chad. The bank said the loans will be spent on…
News Asian Development Bank to lend India $1.2bn for power and transport schemes The Asian Development Bank (ADB) agreed on Tuesday to lend the Indian government $1.2bn to improve transport and energy infrastructure, the Economic Times reports. Quoting a statement from India’s finance…