Great Power Struggle Deceased U.S. Senator John McCain called Russia a “gas station masquerading as a country” but it is also a major grocery store, especially when combined with Ukraine. Vladimir Putin is now threatening global energy, fertilizer, and food supplies. Rising prices for energy, food and interest on money is a triple whammy for the citizenry and consequently for politicians. Inflation adjusted disposable income in the U.S. has now sunk below trend and savings as a share of disposable income is back below pre-pandemic levels. This is a bad situation in rich countries and a disaster for poor developing ones trying to service debt. Crucial will be maneuvering by China and India. If China sticks with Russia, Mo...
Infrastructure investment due diligence
On behalf of a Canadian oilseed processer WPI's team provided market analysis, econometric modeling and financial due diligence in support of a $24 million-dollar investment in a Ukrainian crush plant. Consistent with WPI's findings, local production to supply the plant and the facility's output have expanded exponentially since the investment. WPI has conducted parallel work on behalf of U.S., South American and European clients, both private and public, in the agri-food space.
Kiwengwa/Pongwe Forest Reserve Kiwengwa/Pongwe Forest Reserve is located on the northeast coast of Unguja, 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the Town. The reserve is an important biodiversity spot in the coral rag zone. The forest reserve is rich both in faunal and floral species. The faunal species r...
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Fabiana is a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family, native to dry slopes in western South America.[1] They are evergreen shrubs or subshrubs,[1] with needle-like leaves and profuse tiny tubular flowers in summer. The common name is false heath because the leaves superficially resem...