Out of a Factory eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, 25 november 2022–US firm GOOD Meat invited a number of reporters to a tasting of “cultivated chicken” – what the industry is branding lab-grown meat that comes not from a living bird, but from a tank of chicken cells. This was a rare opportunity. Currently, the only place in the…
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Once Dormant Georgetown shifts gears eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, 25 november 2022– In just seven years, Georgetown has morphed into the oil capital of neighbouring Guyana in South America. Within its borders are several major shore base facilities such as G-Port and the Guyana Shore Base (GYSBI). It is also home to the headquarters of the Stabroek Block operator,…
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Chances For Paramaribo ( Hello Mr. Ramdin, President Santhoki are you listening ?? Hello…are you there ?? ) Part III eyesonsuriname H. W. French and Anton JieSamFoek Amsterdam, Nov 9 th 2022–It is not immediately obvious where the income necessary to sustain this kind of commercial strip comes from. Some surely derives from work in the offshore oil business based nearby,…
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Chances For Paramaribo ( Hello Mr. Ramdin, President Santhoki are you listening ?? Hello…are you there ?? ) Part II Eyesonsuriname H. W. French and Anton JieSamFoek Amsterdam, Nov 8th 2022 We followed a route traced out on a Michelin map. It did not take long to discover that many of the routes marked on the map in red –…
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Chances For Paramaribo ( Hello Mr. Ramdin, are you listening ?? Are you there?? Hello …) Part I By the end of the century, Africa will be home to 40% of the world’s population – and nowhere is this breakneck-pace development happening faster than this 600-mile stretch between Abidjan and Lagos. Eyesonsuriname H. W. French and Anton JieSamFoek…
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Revenues from the oil industry eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, 2 sept 2022– From 2022 through 2027, Suriname’s state oil company, Staatsolie, plans to expend an estimated US$1.5 billion as part of its Investment Program, the bulk of which will be for participation in offshore development. In its updated Strategic Roadmap, Staatsolie noted too that the funds will also be used…
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Indonesia’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at ‘BBB’ : Stable Outlook. fitch/eyesonindonesia Low Public Debt; Weak Revenue: Indonesia’s rating balances a favourable medium-term growth outlook and a still low government debt/GDP ratio against government revenue, sovereign external debt to GDP and structural features such as governance indicators and GDP per capita that are weak compared with…
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So is Suriname eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, July 5th 2022– Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Monday announced that the total investments of Arab funds in Brazil are approaching US$20 billion, half of that money stemming from the country’s recent participation at the Expo Dubai event. “The Arab world constitutes the third-largest market for Brazil abroad, only behind China…
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Part II louisalim/guardian/eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, June 28th 2022– At the same time, Beijing is also seeking to shift the global centre of gravity eastwards, propagating the idea of a new world order with a resurgent China at its centre. Of course, influence campaigns are nothing new; the US and the UK, among others, have aggressively courted…
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Reporting News Part I Louisa Lim/Guardian/eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, June 27th 2022– For western journalists, demoralised by endless budget cuts, China Global Television Network presents an enticing prospect, offering competitive salaries to work in state-of-the-art purpose-built studios in Chiswick, west London. CGTN – as the international arm of China Central Television (CCTV) was rebranded in 2016 – is…
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