Mogadishu port seen 30% surge in revenue in the last six months

[johnsepei5]

Somalia's GDP was said to be $12.49 Billion according to the IMF as of 2024. What would you predict it to be? Informal economy included would be much closer to at least $30 billion in my opinion.

https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/NGDPD@WEO/SOM?zoom=SOM&highlight=SOM

It’s actually 13.7 billion according to ImF 2023

 

[johnsepei5]

generally partnering with india on development and trade is a very good idea all around, but that would bring with it the issue of having a lot more indians in the country. can you trust somalis/indians to not be xaasid to each other?? whatever that future brings is objectively better than the current situation either way

There is already a good amount of South Asians in Somalia working in construction
Also HSM recently received Indian ambassador’s credentials
https://x.com/sntvnews1/status/1746493173092745406?s=46

 

[Fisherman 75]

Video by Astaan TV on Mogadishu port. The Captain in the video advises the government and businessmen to build new port as the current one is too small for the growing volume of trade and cannot be expanded due to location.

 

[SWorld]

All the ports and airports should be owned by the state.
That profits will not stay in Somalia it will siphoned off abroad.
So who benefits??

 

[Shangani]

Video by Astaan TV on Mogadishu port. The Captain in the video advises the government and businessmen to build new port as the current one is too small for the growing volume of trade and cannot be expanded due to location.

The airport needs to be moved outside the city the land it sits on needs to be added into an extended port inshallah.