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Egypt, Ethiopia Wrangle Over Nile Dam

February 5, 2018February 14, 2018 by Simon Simon

[Sample Record] “Egypt, Ethiopia Wrangle Over Nile Dam; Cairo Says Addis Ababa’s Hydroelectric Project Will Leave It With Too Little Water”, in Wall Street Journal, January 18, 2018. p. A7. (Includes map of the Nile River basin and farmland.) Ethiopia’s $4.2 billion hydroelectric dam project on the Blue Nile, the main tributary to the Nile […]

Table: A Century of Techopoly

January 31, 2018March 5, 2018 by Simon Simon

[Sample Record] Table: “A Century of Techopoly: Today’s Tech Companies Enjoy Market Shares Similar to Monopolies of Earlier Eras, 1896-2017”, in Wall Street Journal, January 17, 2018. p. A10. 1896: General Electric and Westinghouse: 75% of electric lamps; the firms cross-licensed their patents. 1904: Standard Oil: 87% of refined oil products. 1930s-1940s: E.I. Du Pont […]

Table: Recent Funding Rounds For China’s Bike-Sharing Startups

January 30, 2018March 5, 2018 by Simon Simon

[Sample Record] Table: “Recent Funding Rounds For China’s Bike-Sharing Startups”, in The Atlas, March 2017. Ofo: $450 million. Mobik: $300 million. Bluegogo: $60 million. Yibu: $30 million. Xiaoming: $15 million. Youbike: $15 million. Qibei: $15 million. Source: the companies. (https://www.theatlas.com/charts/r1duYxhtx (accessed December 15, 2017)) [=] Published: 2013 Geographic: PRC; Subjects: Bicycles, Bike-Sharing, Financing, Public Transit, […]

Table: Share of Handicrafts Industry To Economy [Africa]

January 30, 2018February 11, 2018 by Simon Simon

[Sample Record] Table: “Share of Handicrafts Industry To Economy: Arts and Crafts Play a Large Role in Economies Dependent on Tourism”, in Africa Report, May 2013. p. 76. South Africa: 0.14%. Morocco: 8.4%. Burkina Faso: 30%. Mali: 15%. Kenya: 0.2%. [=] Published: 2013 Geographic: Burkina Faso, Kenya, Mali, Morocco, South Africa Subject: GDP, Handicrafts, Statistics, […]