# economic zone (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 4 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover economic zone. Page: Feed: --- ## [GlobalCORRIDOR #14](https://globalcorridor.substack.com/p/globalcorridor-14) _2026-07-28 · Jonathan Silver · Global Corridor_ Mapping the Corridor Geographies of the Belt and Road Initiative ## [How Nigeria did IMF Reforms Without the IMF](https://yawboadu.substack.com/p/babangidas-structural-adjustment) _2026-07-19 · Yaw · Yaw's Brief: Guns, Trade, Cobalt & Africa Beyond Colonialism_ How Babangida "rejected the IMF" but did most of the IMF reforms in an interesting way ## [Special Economic Zones Are Not Cheat Codes](https://yawboadu.substack.com/p/the-false-promise-of-special-economic) _2026-06-29 · Yaw · Yaw's Brief: Guns, Trade, Cobalt & Africa Beyond Colonialism_ Let's talk about why Special Economic Zones have the success rate of less than a coin flip ## [GlobalCORRIDOR #13](https://globalcorridor.substack.com/p/globalcorridor-13) _2026-06-01 · Jonathan Silver · Global Corridor_ Launching our GlobalCORRIDOR Atlas + Website ## [Can an Anti-Corrupt Military Strongman Fix Nigeria? Buhari's Military Rule in the 1980s](https://yawboadu.substack.com/p/can-an-anti-corrupt-military-strongman) _2026-06-01 · Yaw · Yaw's Brief: Guns, Trade, Cobalt & Africa Beyond Colonialism_ Nigeria got its anti-corruption crusader in 1984. The economy was collapsing anyway. ## [Gambling to Solvency: The Savings & Loans Crisis, Part III](https://yawboadu.substack.com/p/gambling-to-solvency-the-savings) _2026-05-24 · Yaw · Yaw's Brief: Guns, Trade, Cobalt & Africa Beyond Colonialism_ The accounting magic, brokered deposits, and burning condos that cost taxpayers $124 billion ## [Printing Naira, Burning Dollars: The 1980s Nigerian Debt Crisis](https://yawboadu.substack.com/p/the-1980s-nigerian-debt-crisis) _2026-05-16 · Yaw · Yaw's Brief: Guns, Trade, Cobalt & Africa Beyond Colonialism_ Understanding Nigeria's Finances, Debunking Myths, and Understanding Debt Monetization ## [Why Canada Fell Behind America, Plus labor productivity, my research process, and what I do for a living. (And a thank-you to 6,000 of you!)](https://yawboadu.substack.com/p/yaws-6k-q-and-a-whats-going-on-in) _2026-05-10 · Yaw · Yaw's Brief: Guns, Trade, Cobalt & Africa Beyond Colonialism_ A mailbag Q&A on the productivity gap, plus how I write the African series and what I do for work ## [Nigeria's Corruption Machine: How the Second Republic Built a System That Could Only Run in One Direction](https://yawboadu.substack.com/p/nigerias-corruption-machine-how-the) _2026-04-20 · Yaw · Yaw's Brief: Guns, Trade, Cobalt & Africa Beyond Colonialism_ Can Democracy Work in Nigeria? Let's See Nigeria's Second Attempt ## [𝗠𝗔𝗟𝗔𝗬𝗦𝗜𝗔, 𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗔𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗘𝗫𝗣𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗝𝗦-𝗦𝗘𝗭 𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗘, 𝗘𝗫𝗣𝗟𝗢𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗚𝗥𝗘𝗘𝗡 𝗧𝗘𝗖𝗛 𝗖𝗢𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡](https://www.investjohor.gov.my/%f0%9d%97%a0%f0%9d%97%94%f0%9d%97%9f%f0%9d%97%94%f0%9d%97%ac%f0%9d%97%a6%f0%9d%97%9c%f0%9d%97%94-%f0%9d%97%a6%f0%9d%97%9c%f0%9d%97%a1%f0%9d%97%9a%f0%9d%97%94%f0%9d%97%a3%f0%9d%97%a2%f0%9d%97%a5/) _2026-04-16 · admininvestjohor · Invest Johor_ Malaysia and Singapore will continue to expedite the implementation of the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ), including exploring cooperation in... ## [Meet Claude, the AI assistant (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/oyyXLfTIlCG1) _2026-04-16 · **Sponsored**_ Conversational AI to answer questions, brainstorm ideas, and help with tasks. ## [𝗠𝗜𝗗𝗔 𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗔𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗦𝗘𝗘𝗦 𝗚𝗥𝗢𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗜𝗡𝗩𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗜𝗡 𝗝𝗢𝗛𝗢𝗥](https://www.investjohor.gov.my/%f0%9d%97%a0%f0%9d%97%9c%f0%9d%97%97%f0%9d%97%94-%f0%9d%97%a6%f0%9d%97%9c%f0%9d%97%a1%f0%9d%97%9a%f0%9d%97%94%f0%9d%97%a3%f0%9d%97%a2%f0%9d%97%a5%f0%9d%97%98-%f0%9d%97%a6%f0%9d%97%98%f0%9d%97%98/) _2026-04-16 · admininvestjohor · Invest Johor_ Johor continues to see a good traction of investment coming from Singapore, providing a seamless journey for investors looking to... ## [𝗝𝗢𝗛𝗢𝗥-𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗔𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗦𝗘𝗭 𝗠𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗡 𝗦𝗔𝗜𝗗 𝗧𝗢 𝗕𝗘 𝗡𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗟𝗘𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡; 𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗔 𝗖𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗥𝗘𝗦, 𝗦𝗘𝗠𝗜𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗗𝗨𝗖𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗦 𝗗𝗥𝗔𝗪 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗧](https://www.investjohor.gov.my/%f0%9d%97%9d%f0%9d%97%a2%f0%9d%97%9b%f0%9d%97%a2%f0%9d%97%a5-%f0%9d%97%a6%f0%9d%97%9c%f0%9d%97%a1%f0%9d%97%9a%f0%9d%97%94%f0%9d%97%a3%f0%9d%97%a2%f0%9d%97%a5%f0%9d%97%98-%f0%9d%97%a6%f0%9d%97%98/) _2026-04-16 · admininvestjohor · Invest Johor_ The Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ) is expected to unveil its strategic master plan in the coming months, with data... ## [𝗝𝗢𝗛𝗢𝗥-𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗔𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗢𝗠𝗜𝗖 𝗭𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗚𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗦 𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡, 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗝𝗢𝗕𝗦, 𝗪𝗔𝗚𝗘𝗦, 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗖𝗥𝗢𝗦𝗦-𝗕𝗢𝗥𝗗𝗘𝗥 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞](https://www.investjohor.gov.my/%f0%9d%97%9d%f0%9d%97%a2%f0%9d%97%9b%f0%9d%97%a2%f0%9d%97%a5-%f0%9d%97%a6%f0%9d%97%9c%f0%9d%97%a1%f0%9d%97%9a%f0%9d%97%94%f0%9d%97%a3%f0%9d%97%a2%f0%9d%97%a5%f0%9d%97%98-%f0%9d%97%98%f0%9d%97%96/) _2026-04-16 · admininvestjohor · Invest Johor_ The Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ) is moving from plan to execution, with early signals pointing to deeper cross-border integration... ## [𝗝𝗦-𝗦𝗘𝗭 𝗗𝗥𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗦 𝗖𝗢𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡, 𝗛𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧𝗦 𝗝𝗢𝗛𝗢𝗥 𝗔𝗦 𝗜𝗡𝗩𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗗𝗜𝗚𝗜𝗧𝗔𝗟 𝗛𝗨𝗕](https://www.investjohor.gov.my/%f0%9d%97%9d%f0%9d%97%a6-%f0%9d%97%a6%f0%9d%97%98%f0%9d%97%ad-%f0%9d%97%97%f0%9d%97%a5%f0%9d%97%9c%f0%9d%97%a9%f0%9d%97%98%f0%9d%97%a6-%f0%9d%97%96%f0%9d%97%a2%f0%9d%97%a2%f0%9d%97%a3%f0%9d%97%98/) _2026-04-16 · admininvestjohor · Invest Johor_ Strong cooperation among various stakeholders, rooted in a holistic ecosystem approach, is expected to accelerate Johor’s economic transformation, particularly through... ## [𝗝𝗢𝗛𝗢𝗥 𝗚𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗦 𝗚𝗟𝗢𝗕𝗔𝗟 𝗜𝗡𝗩𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗙𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗔𝗦 𝗛𝗜𝗚𝗛-𝗧𝗘𝗖𝗛 𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗨𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗦 𝗗𝗥𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗚𝗥𝗢𝗪𝗧𝗛](https://www.investjohor.gov.my/%f0%9d%97%9d%f0%9d%97%a2%f0%9d%97%9b%f0%9d%97%a2%f0%9d%97%a5-%f0%9d%97%9a%f0%9d%97%94%f0%9d%97%9c%f0%9d%97%a1%f0%9d%97%a6-%f0%9d%97%9a%f0%9d%97%9f%f0%9d%97%a2%f0%9d%97%95%f0%9d%97%94%f0%9d%97%9f/) _2026-04-16 · admininvestjohor · Invest Johor_ Johor is increasingly being recognised as a high-impact investment destination, with growing interest from global companies in high-technology and innovation-driven... ## [𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥 𝟭𝟱𝟬 𝗚𝗟𝗢𝗕𝗔𝗟 𝗜𝗡𝗩𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗦 𝗘𝗫𝗣𝗟𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗢𝗣𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗘𝗦 𝗜𝗡 𝗝𝗦-𝗦𝗘𝗭](https://www.investjohor.gov.my/%f0%9d%97%a2%f0%9d%97%a9%f0%9d%97%98%f0%9d%97%a5-%f0%9d%9f%ad%f0%9d%9f%b1%f0%9d%9f%ac-%f0%9d%97%9a%f0%9d%97%9f%f0%9d%97%a2%f0%9d%97%95%f0%9d%97%94%f0%9d%97%9f-%f0%9d%97%9c%f0%9d%97%a1%f0%9d%97%a9/) _2026-04-16 · admininvestjohor · Invest Johor_ Johor has positioned itself as a leading regional investment destination after engaging more than 150 high-potential global investors in Shanghai,... ## [𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗚𝗛𝗔𝗜-𝗕𝗔𝗦𝗘𝗗 𝗟𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗘𝗥 𝗧𝗘𝗖𝗛𝗡𝗢𝗟𝗢𝗚𝗬 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗦 𝗧𝗢 𝗜𝗡𝗩𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗥𝗠𝟱𝟬𝟬 𝗠𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗜𝗡 𝗝𝗢𝗛𝗢𝗥](https://www.investjohor.gov.my/%f0%9d%97%a6%f0%9d%97%9b%f0%9d%97%94%f0%9d%97%a1%f0%9d%97%9a%f0%9d%97%9b%f0%9d%97%94%f0%9d%97%9c-%f0%9d%97%95%f0%9d%97%94%f0%9d%97%a6%f0%9d%97%98%f0%9d%97%97-%f0%9d%97%9f%f0%9d%97%a2%f0%9d%97%a1/) _2026-04-16 · admininvestjohor · Invest Johor_ Shanghai-based global technology company LongCheer Technology is planning an investment of about RM500 million which is expected to create 200... ## [𝗝𝗢𝗛𝗢𝗥 𝗔𝗜𝗠𝗦 𝗧𝗢 𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗔𝗜𝗡 𝗠𝗔𝗟𝗔𝗬𝗦𝗜𝗔’𝗦 𝗡𝗨𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥 𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗜𝗡𝗩𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗗𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡](https://www.investjohor.gov.my/%f0%9d%97%9d%f0%9d%97%a2%f0%9d%97%9b%f0%9d%97%a2%f0%9d%97%a5-%f0%9d%97%94%f0%9d%97%9c%f0%9d%97%a0%f0%9d%97%a6-%f0%9d%97%a7%f0%9d%97%a2-%f0%9d%97%a5%f0%9d%97%98%f0%9d%97%a0%f0%9d%97%94%f0%9d%97%9c/) _2026-04-16 · admininvestjohor · Invest Johor_ Johor is committed to maintaining its position as the country’s leading investment destination and staying at the forefront of foreign... ## [Global Corridor #12](https://globalcorridor.substack.com/p/global-corridor-11-bb5) _2026-04-02 · Jonathan Silver · Global Corridor_ Bomb/Blockade/Bypass: How the War on Iran turned into an Infrastructure War ## [𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗦 𝗕𝗔𝗖𝗞 𝗧𝗢 𝗝𝗢𝗛𝗢𝗥](https://www.investjohor.gov.my/%f0%9d%97%95%f0%9d%97%a5%f0%9d%97%9c%f0%9d%97%a1%f0%9d%97%9a%f0%9d%97%9c%f0%9d%97%a1%f0%9d%97%9a-%f0%9d%97%a7%f0%9d%97%94%f0%9d%97%9f%f0%9d%97%98%f0%9d%97%a1%f0%9d%97%a7%f0%9d%97%a6-%f0%9d%97%95/) _2026-03-30 · admininvestjohor · Invest Johor_ A STRONGER ringgit against the Singapore dollar alone may not be enough to persuade Malaysians working in Singapore to return... ## [Marketplace for AI-Powered Professionals (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/4EWtPsor6CbX) _2026-03-30 · **Sponsored**_ Find professionals who use ChatGPT, Copilot, and Claude to deliver work faster. ## [The High-Wage Trap: Why Nigeria’s Oil Wealth Killed Its Factories in the late 1970s](https://yawboadu.substack.com/p/nigerias-petro-diplomacy-during-the) _2026-03-23 · Yaw · Yaw's Brief: Guns, Trade, Cobalt & Africa Beyond Colonialism_ Nigeria's 1st "Golden Age" had many underlying issues ## [What Can Load Curves Teach Us About Project Development?](https://energynation.substack.com/p/what-can-load-curves-teach-us-about) _2026-03-19 · Joshua Samuel · Energy Nation Substack_ A systems-based view of how development effort shifts over time. ## [Global Corridor #11](https://globalcorridor.substack.com/p/global-corridor-11) _2026-03-12 · Jonathan Silver · Global Corridor_ A war on water is a war on life, damaged oil and gas infrastructures, the 'blockade', UAE air hub's uncertain future, more reading ## [How the First Five Nuclear Powers Built Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs](https://yawboadu.substack.com/p/an-amateurs-understanding-of-nuclear) _2026-03-08 · Yaw · Yaw's Brief: Guns, Trade, Cobalt & Africa Beyond Colonialism_ Spies, Stolen Blueprints, and the Race for the Ultimate Weapon ## [Global Corridor #10](https://globalcorridor.substack.com/p/global-corridor-10-the-infrastructural) _2026-03-05 · Jonathan Silver · Global Corridor_ Geography of the US/Israel War on Iran: Blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, Gulf real estate economy shattered? Oil and gas crisis, data centre wars, Indian investors in Middle East ports ## [The Making of Nigeria’s Petrostate: Gowon's Post War Years](https://yawboadu.substack.com/p/how-a-war-torn-country-became-a-petrostate) _2026-02-22 · Yaw · Yaw's Brief: Guns, Trade, Cobalt & Africa Beyond Colonialism_ From Civil War Ruin to Petro-State Boom: Nigeria 1970–1976 ## [Global Corridor #9](https://globalcorridor.substack.com/p/global-corridor-9) _2026-02-19 · Jonathan Silver · Global Corridor_ New Horn of Africa corridor, the 'Lobito model', Alphabet's digital $15 billion investment in India, EXIM Bank's outstanding $289bn loans, new maritime based readings, data centre film... ## [Global Corridor #8](https://globalcorridor.substack.com/p/global-corridor-7-559) _2026-02-09 · Jonathan Silver · Global Corridor_ US races for DRC minerals, the return of the Trans-Saharan pipeline? JD Vance’s TRIPP, more tensions on the Panama canal, Italian train tunnels, Mauritania Railway, Silicon Elsewhere and Lunar roads ## [Where Does the Time Go?](https://energynation.substack.com/p/where-does-the-time-go) _2026-02-06 · Joshua Samuel · Energy Nation Substack_ Measuring the hidden work and rhythms of major clean-energy project development ## [Global Corridor #7](https://globalcorridor.substack.com/p/global-corridor-7) _2026-01-27 · Jonathan Silver · Global Corridor_ New book on the Belt and Road Initiative, Burkina's revolutionary road, Destiny, a new special economic zone in the Caribbean, Foster design transport hub in Poland, Venezuelan oil, Pakistani railways ## [Countdown to Getting Paid (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/6Ejz3Lh5yTqv) _2026-01-27 · **Sponsored**_ Create a shareable wallet timer — deposits buy back time and pay debt down ## [Will the Sisson Project bring a third life to Napadogan?](https://energynation.substack.com/p/will-the-sisson-project-bring-a-third) _2025-12-11 · Joshua Samuel · Energy Nation Substack_ A critical-minerals proposal referred to the Major Projects Office offers both hope and déjà vu in central New Brunswick ## [Global Corridor #6](https://globalcorridor.substack.com/p/global-corridor-6) _2025-11-20 · Jonathan Silver · Global Corridor_ BlackRock’s $80bn investment in power/data, Africa's largest mining project, podcast on the global infra race, Dutch semiconductor move, docker struggles in history, special economic zone urbanism... ## [Is Expected Value the Missing Link Between Policy and Reality?](https://energynation.substack.com/p/is-expected-value-the-missing-link) _2025-10-27 · Joshua Samuel · Energy Nation Substack_ Why success-weighted outcomes may be the key to aligning what we plan, fund, and actually build. ## [Will Ontario’s new special economic zones transform its resource landscape?](https://energynation.substack.com/p/will-ontarios-new-special-economic) _2025-10-15 · Joshua Samuel · Energy Nation Substack_ An Energy Nation simulation reveals that Ontario’s Special Economic Zones Act accelerates front-running energy projects but leaves mining ventures short of the even-money line. ## [Global Corridor #5](https://globalcorridor.substack.com/p/global-corridor-5) _2025-10-08 · Jonathan Silver · Global Corridor_ A rehabilitated Hejaz Railway?, Russia in Sudan, US port in Pakistan? Longest ever film (on logistics), Hambantota Port and the debt trap, Trans-Caspian Corridor and rural road building ## [Alberta’s Pipeline Bet](https://energynation.substack.com/p/albertas-pipeline-bet) _2025-10-06 · Joshua Samuel · Energy Nation Substack_ Even without building a pipeline, strong and coordinated government intervention could meaningfully shift the odds of success and unlock billions in potential value for Alberta’s energy projects. ## [Why Energy Nation Is Pivoting to Data Briefs](https://energynation.substack.com/p/why-energy-nation-is-pivoting-to) _2025-10-01 · Joshua Samuel · Energy Nation Substack_ From long-form analysis to one-minute insights ## [Nudges, Not Shifts](https://energynation.substack.com/p/nudges-not-shifts) _2025-09-28 · Joshua Samuel · Energy Nation Substack_ Federal Nation-Building Reforms Could Unlock $10.1 Billion in Expected Value, Largely by Tipping Marginal Energy Projects into Favourable Odds ## [Attack of the FOAKs](https://energynation.substack.com/p/attack-of-the-foaks) _2025-09-19 · Joshua Samuel · Energy Nation Substack_ How first-of-a-kind megaprojects tilt Canada’s major project odds and expected value ## [Expected Value and the Carney Five](https://energynation.substack.com/p/expected-value-and-the-carney-five) _2025-09-14 · Joshua Samuel · Energy Nation Substack_ Assessing probability, risk, and capital flows across Canada’s major project cohort