This week, Maharashtra passes new policies reducing inspections, easing land transfer, and allowing direct sales by farmers to retailers; the center extends the deadline for implementing the Food Security Act again; Telangana is getting a National Investment and Manufacturing Zone; Uttar Pradesh extends industrial…
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Update on India’s States: December 22, 2015
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Update on India’s States: December 10, 2015
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Buckling Down: How Beijing is Implementing its “One Belt, One Road” Vision
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The United States Should Help Australia Stabilize Bougainville
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Boosting India’s Foreign Direct Investment in Afghanistan
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The Leaderboard: Gary Gray
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Who is he? Gary Gray was previously Australia’s special minister of state. He was elected to represent Brand in Western Australia in the House of Representatives during 2007 when current Ambassador to the United States Kim Beazley vacated the seat.…
The Leaderboard: Sam Walsh
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Who is he? Sam Walsh is a well-known figure in the Australian mining industry. Walsh joined Rio Tinto, an Australian-British multinational mining company, in 1991 and was appointed director in 2009. Before joining Rio Tinto, Walsh spent 20 years working…
Indonesia’s Natural Resource Investment Climate
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By Jeremiah O. Magpile Indonesia’s uncoordinated management of its natural resource sector and a climate of legal uncertainty is damaging government-investor relations in the mining sector, which contributes roughly 12 percent to Indonesia’s GDP. Natural resource investment is also a…
Copper Mine Crackdown Shows Governance Gaps in Myanmar
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By Phuong Nguyen The attack by government forces November 29 against demonstrators protesting the Chinese-backed Letpadaung copper mine near Monywa in northwestern Myanmar quickly emerged as a national – and global –concern. The raid against protest camps around company headquarters…