The two most important criteria for any future energy source are: sustainability and green-ness. … Sustainability in the sense that the energy resource should be available infinitely or more realistically, for a very long time… . And green-ness in the sense that the impact of its use on the environment should be very negligible. These two issues- environmental protection and natural resource conservation- are the yardstick with which energy sources are now being assessed. And of today’s energy sources, only nuclear energy and renewable energy (wind, solar, tidal, etc) are truly green. Nuclear ..read more

Saudi Arabia is a desert nation in Western Asia. It is the largest nation in the middle east and has borders with Jordan, Iraq, Kuwait, UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman and Yemen. It has a population of over thirty million people, many of whom are young and its economy is the largest in the middle east and is listed in the world’s top twenty. The country is the global headquarters of Islam and its leadership is based on the monarchical system, headed by the King. Governance is based on core islamic principles which ensures that the country still upholds some draconian laws and weird culture. Nev ..read more

For almost thirty years, Iraq suffered from several wars, conflicts and internal strife. … There was the decade-long war with Iran in the 80’s which was very brutal; there were two US-led wars in 1991 and 2003 against the tyrannic government of Saddam Hussien; there was Al-Qaeda and the most recent Daesh terrorism; etc. … These conflicts and violence were successive and they ensured that the country didn’t fully recover from the effects of the preceeding one. Now imagine a nation that has been through three successive full blown wars, through persistent terrorist campaigns of violence and ..read more

Three years ago, the Brexit referendum was held and the result, though very close, was taken as victory for the Brexiteers. … The genuine voices of the Remainers, which echoed a factual analysis of the economic and social implications of Brexit, were drowned by the euphoria of ‘taking back control’. … Well, I was not opposed to taking back control but I also knew that the prosperity of Britain had not been delayed or denied by her membership of the EU. Without delving too much into the past, as it helps no one, let us analyse the present and review the way forward. The government of Theres ..read more

Hello friends, I am currently away for an important assignment and will be back on Wednesday 10th/July. Kindly bear with me please, I will be back soon. In the meantime, feel free to use the forum to play around. And drop your review of the site if you wish; am eager to hear what you think. Thanks for your understanding and see you in two days time. The post Short Break appeared first on Global Business Blog ..read more

Recent news that the EU’s trade window with Iran would soon become operational sounds fair. And is actually a low for the Trump administration that sees nothing good in Iran. The INSTEX mechanism would allow all 27 EU member states to trade with Iran by facilitating payment systems, thus bypassing US sanctions… . I repeat, this sounds very fair. To think of it, why would the EU continue to enforce the US sanctions when the Trump administration withdrew from the 2015 Nuclear Deal. I say this because President Trump misfired when he unilaterally withdrew the US from the nuclear deal that the ..read more

Two Japanese companies are set to invest billions of Yen in Russia’s Arctic-2 LNG project. The deal, which was signed by Russia’s LNG giant, Novatek, and a consortium of Japanese companies (Mitsui & Co. and Japan Oil & Gas Corp) would secure Japan’s energy needs and strengthen bilateral relations between both countries. It covers the purchase of 10% stake by the Japanese consortium and allows their participation in the project. Also agreed is a 2 million tonnes per annum LNG offtake to Japan. Earlier this year, the Chinese had also signed a similar deal with the Russians. Two compa ..read more

Continuing from (I) Whichever investment option you choose, you would need the support of an expert from that country. Preferably a financial or business expert…, who is on manager’s or director’s level and who has at least five years management experience. Your embassy can help you in finding a good partner whom you can work with. Do not attempt to go it alone when investing in a foreign country. Never ever. Back to the options… . Incorporating a company from scratch is a long process but it gives you the benefit of starting small, as you can manage. You, your partner and a lawyer recom ..read more

There have been several posts on this blog about investment opportunities in some countries; which I think, is good information for my readers. And there will be more of such posts because they are of great value… . But I now think that something is missing… . What is it? Can you guess? I think not. Well, while it is good to highlight investment opportunities, such information would be incomplete without corresponding posts on ‘how to invest’. If people do not know ‘how to take advantage of such valuable posts’, then the information might be useless for them. Thus, a good knowledge of ‘how ..read more

Hello friends, it’s been exactly two weeks since I launched this blog. And it has been a mixed experience for me. I have put in so much hard work in creating and promoting content and the blog is doing well considering its very young age. When I look at the statistics on Analytics, I draw new strength from the huge percentage of returning users on the blog. Together with the new users, they keep me going and inspire me. But like everything in life, change is constant. And my blog is no different. ….In this case, i wouldn’t call it Change. I would call it a Modification. … As many of you are ..read more