Tajikistan: Dushanbe Hopes To Cash In On Natural Resources Discoveries

Sep 21, 2011 No Comments by

The recent discovery of hydrocarbon and mineral deposits in Tajikistan has the potential to transform what is now Central Asia’s most economically disadvantaged nation. Whether the Tajik government can take full advantage of the opportunity will depend greatly on its ability to offer foreign investors a higher comfort-level.

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A Devil of a Time With EU Mandates

Nov 13, 2009 No Comments by

What do you do when you’re new to the EU and face that 20% renewables target by 2020?  Ask Kaunas, Lithuania’s second largest city and the country’s largest logistics and economic hub.  Home to 350,000 people–10% of whom are students–Kaunas faces difficult choices in the next several years as Lithuania struggles to meet EU regulations. [...]

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