Azerbaijan may not be the most well known nation on the Caspian Sea, but its economic importance in the region is growing. Located at the crossroads of Eurasia and the Middle East, the country managed to strike gold with its oil and gas wealth, attracting large energy corporations to its shores. In this report, Strategic Media looks at how Azerbaijan now seeks to bring rural, diversified, and non-energy enterprises in line with the prosperous oil sector.
Despite its rich cultural background, the Special Administrative Region (SAR) of Macau is probably best known as Asia's gaming hotbed, the only place in the People's Republic of China where casinos are legal. In recent years however new regulations and an opening of the local gaming monopoly have resulted in a heightened interest from abroad, both in terms of visitors and investors. Strategic Media checks out how the high rollers of the industry play the Asian betting game.
Turks and Caicos, the two island groups southeast of the Bahamas, have so much potential that the archipelago can be compared to the great year-round climate it enjoys: the exclusive resorts, friendly people, financial services, extraordinary natural beauty and booming business environment never have a rainy season. In this report Strategic Media asks whether the British Overseas Territory can continue its longest period of economic expansion in history.