I can certainly tell a lot about Kazakhstan. For what it's worth : it is great place to visit with frielddnly people. Doing business is extremely complicated.
It is a very nuanced culture and society, which tricks foreigners to believe it is "easy" and biz opportunities are ample. But it's always 3D chess you have to play in Kazakhstan (and loose)
A single metric in uni rankings @timeshighered pushed universities to be bureaucratic behemoths. Instead of funding more research, invest in automation and make academia cost-efficient
Bureaucrats excel only in hiring more bureaucrats and putting red tape everywhere
@CFortunee@Jihooncrypto But helium is not the issue. This may be true for some SE Asian countries. Yet, Qatar was a marginal producer of He, which is a by-product of LNG liquefaction
@aphysicist Promoting a COO/MBA to the CEO position is definitely a financial win in short/mid term
In the long run it is devastating for any tech/mfg company. Be it gaming, aircraft or hardware appliance producer.
@67Designs@Nana28423123 Yes, but
Wait for the supply chains to collapse or be disrupted in a meaningful way
No more iron ore from Australia, no more oil for Asia and EU, no more Al and Mg for the US and so on.
That would make infinite IRRs for hardtech investors to bet on supply chain disruptions