Indonesia’s Bali is a beautiful island. But Lombok, its neighbor, is less spoilt. Emaar, Dubai’s giant property developer, agrees. It plans to build a resort on Lombok. Of course, the resort will cater to big spending Americans and Europeans. But it will also cater to Muslims from all parts of the Silk Road. Why? It’s [...]
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‘Chinese Villagers’ and ‘Saudi Investors’ to the Rescue
Worried about the economic crisis? China and Saudi Arabia think they have the answer. The two countries are looking to home-grown solutions. Chinese villagers and Saudi investors might not appear to have much in common. But they do. Both are so far resilient to the global downturn. Take the example of Chinese manufacturers who have [...]
The New Oil Addicts
America’s ‘oil dependency’ was a recent flashpoint. John McCain argued to ‘drill, baby, drill’. Barak Obama proposed investing more money into renewable energies. Either way, America is on a new path. Europe is headed in the same direction. Eventually, they might just break their addition to foreign oil. This is good news. Isn’t it? Perhaps. [...]
The Philippines Joins The New Silk Road
I was eating breakfast in a Doha hotel last month. The restaurant was split in two by a series of white bed sheets strung from the roof. I sat on one side. About 80 Filipino men sat on the other. An instructor was lecturing them on worksite safety using an ageing overhead projector. I felt [...]
“China cheat sheet helps investors survive”, Bloomberg, September 1, 2010
“No more silver bullets for Beijing”, Wall Street Journal, June 17, 2010
“China’s historic return to the Gulf”, Foreign Policy, April 2, 2010
