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Infra Insights Monitor
A monthly analysis on major railways and transport corridor projects in South and Central Asia.
Here I unpack regional transport corridor projects in detail: I provide the bottom line on why these transport corridor projects are taking place and what the implications are for Western politicos and CEOs.
About me
Sophia Nina B-A, founder and editor
Sophia is a consultant for the International Finance Corporation (IFC), part of the World Bank Group, working on transport and energy projects in South and Central Asia.
She founded this initiative in October 2024 after realising there was a gap in impartial, clear and high quality research and analysis on major transport corridor projects in the region.
She has lived and worked in Central Asia and South Asia for over a decade. Sophia also writes a transport column for The Diplomat, a Washington, D.C.-based global affairs magazine, and she has published 29 articles on global transport and infrastructure projects.
Sophia holds a master’s degree in Russian Studies from UCL and an MA in Politics and International Relations from the University of Aberdeen. Sophia is a native English speaker but is also speaks in Russian, Uzbeki and Dari.