May 15, 2024
Investment

Opinion | How China’s greener investments are driving Central Asia energy shift

The growing cooperation between China and Central Asia on green energy fits into Beijing’s own agenda of making more sustainable investments which take heed of environmental issues, creating a “greener” version of the Belt and Road Initiative. The shift in China took place in 2021, when the emphasis moved to investing in solar and wind

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Property

Kazakhstani Oligarch Eduard Ogai Looted Cash to Buy $100M+ of U.S. Properties: Suit

When Prince Nawaf bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud sold his $75 million triplex in the Heritage at Trump Place building on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, the anonymous buyer of the 10,500-square-foot manse, complete with a hair salon, a sushi bar, and three bulletproof panic rooms, was a mystery. A real estate listing deemed the home

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Funds

China funds clean energy for belt and road partners, fuelling green transition and salving chafed feelings

Despite misfires during previous infrastructure endeavours in Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia, China is now making substantial green energy investments in those regions – and finding eager takers. Companies are making strides in power generation and crafting solar energy equipment with support from a range of host countries, including Egypt, Mauritius, Qatar and

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