by Afshin Molavi | Apr 24, 2020 | Africa Business, Coronavirus/Covid-19, East Africa, NewPost, North Africa Commerce/Economy, Original Articles
Two recent articles on Sudan, one in the New York Times and the other in Asharq Al-Awsat, highlight the immense challenges faced by the East African country over the next year amid the Covid-19 pandemic. According to the IMF, Sudan faces a 7.2% economic contraction...
by Afshin Molavi | Jul 15, 2019 | Africa Business, East Africa, NewPost, Photos
The bustling heart of Gikomba market in Nairobi. It swells to a million-strong on any given Saturday. Photo Courtesy of Vahid Fotuhi, Clean Energy Entrepreneur, delivering sustainable energy to Africa and Asia – and a darn good photographer too! I look forward...
by Afshin Molavi | Jun 7, 2019 | Africa Business, DubaiSilkRoad, East Africa, Egypt, Emerging Markets, Indian Ocean-istan, Logistics, NewPost, North Africa Commerce/Economy, Original Articles, Red Sea Economies, Saudi Arabia Economy, Trade
Photo: Red Sea Gateway Terminal at Jeddah Islamic Port Red Sea Economies/Population and Exports at a Glance Country Population GDP Top Export Destination Saudi Arabia 32.3 M $782.4 B China Egypt 95.7 M $245.6 B Italy Sudan 39.6 M $33.9 B UAE Yemen 27.6M $26.9 B China...
by Afshin Molavi | Feb 18, 2019 | Dubai, East Africa, Geopolitics, India Economy, India-MENA, Indian Ocean-istan, NewPost, Original Articles
The Highly Regarded Indian Foreign Affairs Columnist C. Raja Mohan Sees a New Dawn in the Arabian Peninsula and Wants Delhi to See it Too C. Raja Mohan is one of India’s leading foreign policy thinkers and perhaps its preeminent foreign affairs columnist. What Mohan...