#  @alphacityinc Alpha City Inc. Alpha City Inc. posts on X about gdp, infrastructure, investment, china the most. They currently have [---] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [---] engagements in the last [--] hours. ### Engagements: [---] [#](/creator/twitter::1866209667942395904/interactions)  - [--] Month [------] +1,376,020% - [--] Months [-------] -60% - [--] Year [-------] +22,508% ### Mentions: [--] [#](/creator/twitter::1866209667942395904/posts_active)  - [--] Month [--] +100% - [--] Months [--] -17% - [--] Year [--] +933% ### Followers: [---] [#](/creator/twitter::1866209667942395904/followers)  - [--] Month [---] +5.30% - [--] Months [---] +157% - [--] Year [---] +1,200% ### CreatorRank: [---------] [#](/creator/twitter::1866209667942395904/influencer_rank)  ### Social Influence **Social category influence** [countries](/list/countries) [finance](/list/finance) [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations) [social networks](/list/social-networks) [currencies](/list/currencies) [products](/list/products) [technology brands](/list/technology-brands) [stocks](/list/stocks) **Social topic influence** [gdp](/topic/gdp), [infrastructure](/topic/infrastructure), [investment](/topic/investment), [china](/topic/china), [tech](/topic/tech), [ai](/topic/ai), [countries](/topic/countries), [mauritius](/topic/mauritius), [hong kong](/topic/hong-kong), [the most](/topic/the-most) **Top assets mentioned** [Alpha Technology Group Limited (ATGL)](/topic/alpha) ### Top Social Posts Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours "The IMF was founded to foster global financial stability but in many cases its interventions have led to slower growth higher debt & rising poverty. Read more: https://alphacity.io/imf-interventions-when-good-intentions-lead-to-economic-stagnation/ https://alphacity.io/imf-interventions-when-good-intentions-lead-to-economic-stagnation/" [X Link](https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/1883233056179527896) 2025-01-25T19:18Z [--] followers, [----] engagements "@twolionsco @bradfordcross Interventions in Africa and Latin America in the 1980s and 90s cut GDP growth in half doubled debt and pushed 10% more of the population into poverty. Lets dive into the numbers for Africa. ๐" [X Link](https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/1883233144884855247) 2025-01-25T19:19Z [--] followers, [---] engagements "Sub-Saharan Africa (1980s-90s): - GDP growth fell from 3.6% to 2.1%. - Poverty surged from 48% to 59%. - Debt-to-GDP doubled from 44% to 85%. - IMF programs often delivered the opposite of their promises" [X Link](https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/1883233377576530417) 2025-01-25T19:20Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "Since [----] Sub-Saharan Africa's debt-to-GDP has doubled again from 30% to 60% under IMF guidance. Despite Billions in aid economic stagnation persists across the region. Kenyas GDP growth fell sharply under IMF reforms in the 1980s: - From 5.5% in [----] to 1.5% by 1984" [X Link](https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/1883233544631382274) 2025-01-25T19:20Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "- Tax hikes & spending cuts crippled the economy. The IMF tried to diversify the Nigerian economy in [----] and reduce reliance on oil revenues by devaluing the naira removing subsidies and removing trade restrictions" [X Link](https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/1883233794507063757) 2025-01-25T19:21Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "However it plunged the economy into a recession with GDP growth declining to -0.5% in [----] and 1.5% in [----]. In Zambia IMF policies caused severe hardship: - SAPs in the '80s-'90s left 74% in rural poverty by 2010" [X Link](https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/1883234336662770114) 2025-01-25T19:23Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "- Zambia had the second-lowest economic growth at 1% viz-a viz Sub-Saharan Africas average of 2.4%. Rwanda showed that context-specific solutions work better: - Post-genocide it avoided IMF dependency prioritized healthcare & education" [X Link](https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/1883235226744426792) 2025-01-25T19:27Z [--] followers, [--] engagements ". and achieved a remarkable 7-8% consistent GDP growth for more than [--] years. - Poverty fell from 77% to 55% (2001-2017). - FDI rose from $5M Annually in [----] to $100M annually by 2008" [X Link](https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/1883235963448819723) 2025-01-25T19:30Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "The data speaks volumes: - GDP growth fell from 3.6% to 2.1%. - Poverty surged from 48% to 59%. - Debt-to-GDP doubled from 44% to 85%" [X Link](https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/1883236134953845037) 2025-01-25T19:30Z [--] followers, [---] engagements "What if your sleepy fishing village became a $510B tech giant in [--] years In [----] Shenzhen had only [---] factories. Its GDP was just $4M and only farmers & fishermen lived in the city. Today Shenzhen is a $510B GDP city with 12M people and is now a global tech hub. What changed - 15% corporate tax for foreign investors. - 50% discounts on industrial land. - 24-hour approvals for new projects. - Startup incentives stock market access and full autonomy to experiment. One city proved whats possible. Join us as we create the next Shenzhen" [X Link](https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/1919784344048037966) 2025-05-06T16:00Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "From [--] SEZs in [----] to 6000+ across 140+ countries in [----]. Theyve created 100M+ jobs attracted trillions in FDI & transformed cities like: Shenzhen: $2.87M $510B GDP Dubai JAFZA: $169B trade 160K+ jobs If SEZs work why do so many fail" [X Link](https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/1920146839250014694) 2025-05-07T16:00Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "1/ Case Study How Shenzhen Became Chinas Economic Powerhouse In [----] Shenzhen was a fishing village. - GDP $2.87M - Per capita income $89/year. By 2008: - GDP: $114.5B - Per capita: $13196 This post breaks down how that happened and what policymakers can learn" [X Link](https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/1920513615448166824) 2025-05-08T16:18Z [--] followers, [----] engagements "The Playbook [--]. Start with geography but dont stop there" [X Link](https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/1920513629159411824) 2025-05-08T16:18Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "2. Remove friction build trust" [X Link](https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/1920513646603457032) 2025-05-08T16:18Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "3. Let capital and labor move freely" [X Link](https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/1920513661086388389) 2025-05-08T16:18Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "4. Prioritize high-tech upgrades" [X Link](https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/1920513674239725639) 2025-05-08T16:18Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "5. What We Can Learn" [X Link](https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/1920513687443378521) 2025-05-08T16:18Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "From Shenzhen to Dubai bold ideas became billion-dollar cities. Its proof that with vision infrastructure and execution any region can leap forward. Thats why we build" [X Link](https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/1920871509347738063) 2025-05-09T16:00Z [--] followers, [---] engagements "1/ Most free zones offer tax breaks. JAFZA built a global logistics empire. Established in [----] it now spans [--] sq km hosts 9500+ firms from 140+ countries and moves $104B in trade annually" [X Link](https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/1921958921536745483) 2025-05-12T16:01Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "In [----] Mauritius launched Africas first SEZthe Export Processing Zone (EPZ)to reduce its heavy dependence on sugar exports" [X Link](https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/1922320999917232307) 2025-05-13T16:00Z [--] followers, [---] engagements "The EPZ drew significant FDI especially from Hong Kong and France. Key sectors: textiles garments and electronics. This wasnt luck. The Mauritian government played an active roleoffering incentives sequencing liberalization carefully and investing in infrastructure" [X Link](https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/1922321008276471973) 2025-05-13T16:00Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "Just as important: Mauritius invested early in education and health. It built a literate skilled workforce that made the zone attractive to global investors. The takeaway: Mauritius shows how clear strategy government coordination and human capital investment can turn a small island into an SEZ model for the contine" [X Link](https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/1922321011581886914) 2025-05-13T16:00Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "In [----] Mauritius launched Africas first Export Processing Zone. By the late 1980s it had turned manufacturing into 55% of the countrys exportsup from just 3%. It created [-----] jobs and pulled the country out of dependence on sugar" [X Link](https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/1923047325854781620) 2025-05-15T16:06Z [--] followers, [---] engagements "These stories span continents and decades. But they follow the same pattern" [X Link](https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/1923047332104262044) 2025-05-15T16:06Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "All three SEZs launched during a moment of economic urgency: Mauritius needed to diversify from sugar UAE needed a non-oil growth engine Bangladesh needed jobs and exports after independence" [X Link](https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/1923047333777768453) 2025-05-15T16:06Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "460K people. $253B in startup value. [--] unicorns. Tel Aviv ranks #4 globally for startup ecosystems. Ahead of cities ten times its size. Decades of military-trained talent + elite universities + $46B in VC = a city that outperforms. Small cities with global impact. This is what we are building at Alpha City" [X Link](https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/1924496015748448340) 2025-05-19T16:03Z [---] followers, [----] engagements "1/You wont find Tallinn on most global startup lists. But its building what most cities havent even imagined. Heres how Tallinn actually works: ๐งต" [X Link](https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/1925582391554256913) 2025-05-22T15:59Z [--] followers, [---] engagements "2/ Startups launch fast. Citizens vote online. Delivery robots navigate real streets. And nearly every public service is a few clicks away" [X Link](https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/1925631130482463114) 2025-05-22T19:13Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "1/ Here are [--] things that show up in cities that actually scale: ๐งต" [X Link](https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/1925947467075366955) 2025-05-23T16:10Z [--] followers, [----] engagements "2/ [--]. Talent density You dont get good companies without good people. Stanford built the human infrastructure for Silicon Valley. In Nairobi the University of Nairobi feeds the tech scene with real devs not theory" [X Link](https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/1925947556187550034) 2025-05-23T16:10Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "Lagos has produced fintech unicorns like Flutterwave and Interswitch in under a decade. With Africas largest youth population and a relentless builder culture the city is fast becoming a global startup hubproof that innovation truly is everywhere" [X Link](https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/1927033449153540347) 2025-05-26T16:05Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "What if the next great city started as a Telegram group DAOs hold $30 billion. Over [--] million people vote on-chain. Afropolitan an African startup is issuing passports and acquiring land. Startup cities wont be mapped first.Theyll be forked. As digital communities scale offline theyll need real ground. Thats where Alpha City comes in" [X Link](https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/1927395198130098349) 2025-05-27T16:03Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "Over [------] people from 170+ countries have become e-residents of Estonia essentially digital citizens of a country theyve never set foot in. These individuals have obtained a government-issued digital identity that allows them to: [--]. Start and manage an EU-based business entirely online [--]. Digitally sign documents [--]. Access Estonias digital infrastructure (e.g. banking taxation and legal frameworks) Many e-residents have never been to Estonia physically which is a core part of the programs design enabling global entrepreneurs to operate under Estonian jurisdiction without geographic" [X Link](https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/1927758463125340460) 2025-05-28T16:06Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "From Bali to Lisbon remote workers are reshaping cities. 50+ countries now offer digital nomad visas. Madeira's nomad village attracted 15000+ workers from [---] countries. The global digital nomad population has doubled since [----]. The next startup hubs They're mobile global and already building" [X Link](https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/1928483845252546911) 2025-05-30T16:09Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "Saudi Arabia is building NEOM a $500B city from scratch in the desert. It is designed to house [--] million people without cars streets or carbon emissions. This AI-powered [---] km linear city is powered by renewables and aims to redefine urban living. It's not science fiction. Its a real state-backed experiment in how cities of the future might look" [X Link](https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/1929573867992891863) 2025-06-02T16:20Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "Cape Verde has the fundamentals: - Tourism growth - Digital talent - Offshore advantage Entertainment meets infrastructure. Fun meets function. This is Alpha" [X Link](https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/1929643423352737806) 2025-06-02T20:56Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "Our CEO @bradfordcross will be speaking at Crypto Cities Summit. Looking forward to showing what it takes to build a real crypto city. ๐ค Introducing @bradfordcross CEO @Alphacityinc & @Twolionsinc Speaker of Crypto Cities Summit ๐ June [--] [--] Don't miss out: https://t.co/wxPgPFWJiU https://t.co/F02IJnXVEX ๐ค Introducing @bradfordcross CEO @Alphacityinc & @Twolionsinc Speaker of Crypto Cities Summit ๐ June [--] [--] Don't miss out: https://t.co/wxPgPFWJiU https://t.co/F02IJnXVEX" [X Link](https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/1929760683836477857) 2025-06-03T04:42Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "17 million Americans now identify as digital nomads and the number of countries offering special visas for them jumped from near-zero to 50+ in just a few years. The way we live and work is transforming at an unprecedented pace" [X Link](https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/1929933545725722967) 2025-06-03T16:09Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "Tashkents Quiet Tech Bet Uzbekistan is quietly turning its capital into a remote work + AI hub: 0% income tax for IT exports Startup visa for foreign founders 3000+ tech firms already registered in its IT Park $1.5B in digital economy investment planned by [----] Tashkent isnt loud. But its moving. For city builders and SEZ operators its one to watch" [X Link](https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/1930293857930920228) 2025-06-04T16:01Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "@russellrosario Completely. The big shifts rarely start where everyones looking" [X Link](https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/1930307955708109030) 2025-06-04T16:57Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "Communities used to be bound by geography; now passion and purpose bind them first and geography comes second. The next great city might start as an online community today. The future of urban innovation belongs to the bold and the connected" [X Link](https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/1932108891841507335) 2025-06-09T16:13Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "Buenos Aires has been actively integrating blockchain and cryptocurrency technologies into its public services. In [----] the city announced plans to allow residents to pay taxes using cryptocurrencies. This initiative is part of the "Buenos Aires+" digitization plan aiming to modernize the city's administrative processes. State meets Web3" [X Link](https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/1932830988570169514) 2025-06-11T16:03Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "Medina is actively advancing a "smart religion economy" model that integrates digital pilgrimages biotech clusters and AI-enhanced urban planning aligning with Saudi Arabia's Vision [----] initiative. One of its projects the Rua Al Madinah project is a large-scale urban development initiative that incorporates AI and smart technologies to accommodate up to [--] million Umrah pilgrims by [----]. These initiatives collectively demonstrate Medina's commitment to integrating technology and innovation into its religious economic and urban development strategies. The future is already here" [X Link](https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/1933196281863614677) 2025-06-12T16:14Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "Uzbekistan is actively positioning Tashkent as Central Asias emerging hub for remote work and artificial intelligence (AI) through a combination of tax incentives tech parks and startup-friendly policies. Established in [----] IT Park Uzbekistan is a government-backed technology hub aimed at fostering the growth of the IT sector. It offers a range of benefits to resident companies including tax incentives and virtual office options" [X Link](https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/1933561174081053089) 2025-06-13T16:24Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "Kenya is experimenting with special economic zones and investment-friendly legal frameworks. The country has implemented legal frameworks to attract sustainable foreign direct investment including provisions that allow for regulatory measures aimed at enhancing Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) standards. These measures create legal certainty for policy development and limit investors' ability to claim legal protection against regulatory advancements" [X Link](https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/1934645633648132548) 2025-06-16T16:13Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "Were building a startup citybut what does that actually mean Think of Alpha City as a new kind of urban development purpose-built to foster innovation entrepreneurship and economic opportunity. Unlike traditional cities its designed from the ground up with tailored governance infrastructure and regulatory frameworks to deliver an exceptional living and working experience" [X Link](https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/1935006602488074658) 2025-06-17T16:08Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "Montana just became a testbed for faster safer patient access. Every serious city should be watching this. Founders helped write the law. Patients benefit. A new law just passed in Montana. It might change how we do medicine. It allows licensed clinics to treat patients with experimental therapies before FDA approval. Thats not deregulation. Thats jurisdictional entrepreneurship. https://t.co/RtIkqr4f0k A new law just passed in Montana. It might change how we do medicine. It allows licensed clinics to treat patients with experimental therapies before FDA approval. Thats not deregulation." [X Link](https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/1935203525417382252) 2025-06-18T05:10Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "@infinitacity Montana shows whats possible when founders help write the rules. Were watching closely" [X Link](https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/1935203925520527697) 2025-06-18T05:12Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "Vietnams special economic zones helped transform it into the second-largest exporter to the U.S. after China. Low-cost labor drew early investment but stable policy reliable land access and supply chain resilience kept the capital flowing" [X Link](https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/1935731188905238798) 2025-06-19T16:07Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "@AnInternetter @infinitacity @ProsperaGlobal @SimpleFi_tech @NiklasAnzinger Impressive execution. Real product real speed" [X Link](https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/1935817829263298904) 2025-06-19T21:51Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "Only 30% of Africas air traffic stays on the continent. Flights cost 45% more than global averages. Entebbe to Mombasa costs [--] more than a flight of the same distance in Europe. Most routes run fewer than [--] flights a week. Its not just a logistics gap. Its a design gap. Alpha is being shaped to fix that : Runways not just roads Customs built into code Mobility as core infrastructure The plane is just a render but the intent is real" [X Link](https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/1937543234697249227) 2025-06-24T16:07Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "SEZs arent just physical. The best ones build global reputations. Dubai is a logistics brand not just a port" [X Link](https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/1937931283428204935) 2025-06-25T17:49Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "Cabo Verdes Praia Tech Park opened in [----]. Two years later its 20-plus resident firms already serve clients in Africa Europe and the Americas under a ZEET regime that offers VAT and import-duty exemptions and a [---] % corporate-tax rate. Tiny island big digital ambition" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1938263367430414745) 2025-06-26T15:49Z [---] followers, 449.3K engagements "Every day this week we will debunk common myths about SEZs. Myth #1: SEZs win only because they slash taxes. Verdict: Wrong. Incentives help but infrastructure + talent matter far more. At Alpha City we prioritize building world-class infrastructure that attracts the best talent" [X Link](https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/1939730480913363293) 2025-06-30T16:59Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "Myth #2: SEZs cannibalize local economies by importing everything. Verdict: Off-target. High-performing zones weave domestic suppliers into their value chains fueling SME growth and knowledge spillovers. At Alpha City we are building with the local community as our priority and making sure that we are net exporters and not importers. Every day this week we will debunk common myths about SEZs. Myth #1: SEZs win only because they slash taxes. Verdict: Wrong. Incentives help but infrastructure + talent matter far more. At Alpha City we prioritize building world-class infrastructure that attracts" [X Link](https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/1940096359631097957) 2025-07-01T17:13Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "Myth #4: Copy-paste Shenzhen and youll win. Verdict: Context rules. Shenzhens rise mixed reforms with port access universities and massive domestic demand. Blind replication flops. Alpha Citys blueprint fits West Africas logistics talent pool and legal landscapenot a one-size-fits-all template" [X Link](https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/1940803454118609331) 2025-07-03T16:02Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "Myth #5: SEZs dodge environmental & labor standards. Verdict: Not in [----]. Investors regulators and top talent penalize dirty zones. Alpha City is being built to IFC EDGE green specs and strict labor codes. Our SEZ is eligible for green-finance pools turning sustainability into a competitive edge not a compliance chore" [X Link](https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/1941190696674709801) 2025-07-04T17:41Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "When we studied [--] global SEZs we found one common factor: founders who acted like city-builders. In the Philippines Richard Gordon ( the mayor-turned-zone chairman) marketed the zone like a startup sleeping in warehouses to woo investors. In Mauritius Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam framed the zone as a national diversification project not just a tax break. There are many such cases around the world and Alpha City is no different. Our founder Bradford Cross is an experienced founder with multiple exits whose focus on Alpha City gives us an edge" [X Link](https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/1942263205436211500) 2025-07-07T16:43Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "From a digital nomad visa to Estonias 0% retained profits tax Tallinn has become a tech magnet. Out of this ecosystem came Skype Bolt Wise and the world-first e-Residency programme. Inspired by the success of Tallinn Alpha City wants to build cities that are easy to set up businesses in and the right place to build global solutions" [X Link](https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/1942620798419681499) 2025-07-08T16:24Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "Most underestimated SEZ challenge Zoning. Get it wrong and youll have factories without freight access. A consistent lesson from World Bank UNCTAD and country case-studies is that poor site-selection and internal land-use planning (the zoning inside or around an SEZ) often doom zones while those that succeed nearly always start with: [--]. Logical land-use grids that put factories warehousing and utilities on the same logistics spine. [--]. Direct links to ports highways or rail are planned before the first tenant breaks ground. [--]. Buffer areas for housing waste-water customs etc. so industrial" [X Link](https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/1942983362571895151) 2025-07-09T16:25Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "Tanzania just unveiled [--] new Special Economic Zones: - Nala (Dodoma) [---] ha - Kwala (Coast Region) [----] ha tied to the Standard Gauge Railway - Buzwagi (Shinyanga) [----] ha on a former gold mine - Bagamoyo Eco-Maritime City [---] ha port-driven - Mkapa Zone (Dar es Salaam expansion) [-----] m Investor terms: free land if built within [--] months 10-year corporate tax holiday 24-hour permits and pre-approved designs. Zones are wired into ports rail and hydropower targeting sectors from textiles and agro-processing to pharmaceuticals auto assembly and renewables. A new rule requires 30% Tanzanian" [X Link](https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/1960066639204176193) 2025-08-25T19:47Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "20k jobs. 740M zone investments driving 1.6B in FDI. Exports doubling in [--] years. Africas first carbon-neutral industrial zone. Thats the track record of the GSEZ - Gabon Special Economic Zone at Nkok. Launched in [----] the zone was built as a public-private partnership: - 61.5% held by ARISE IIP - 38.5% by Gabons sovereign fund (CDC) - Backed by Olam International (Singapore) and the African Finance Corporation The Nkok SEZ spans [----] hectares near Libreville equipped with its own power water sewage training banking and health services plus a logistics hub with direct rail-linked access to" [X Link](https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/1960756137709523334) 2025-08-27T17:27Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "Gabons Nkok zone: [---] companies 1.6B in FDI [-----] jobs Africas first carbon-neutral industrial platform Thats where ARISEs model began" [X Link](https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/1967642335665332414) 2025-09-15T17:31Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "Togos Adtikop (PIA): [---] hectares developed Dry port with [-----] container capacity 150M+ investment [----] jobs created scaling to 5000+ A logistics anchor for West Africa" [X Link](https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/1967642338232242207) 2025-09-15T17:31Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "Benins Glo-Djigb (GDIZ): $1.4B in Phase [--] [--] active investors 10000+ jobs (target [------] by 2030) Exports: textiles cashews soy ceramics A full agro-industrial and textile ecosystem" [X Link](https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/1967642340732060041) 2025-09-15T17:31Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "Now Ghana. $4B 24-Hour Economy $300400M state seed capital $2B private commitments Target: 1.7M jobs in [--] years The anchor: the Volta Economic Corridor 2M hectares around Lake Volta" [X Link](https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/1967642343374557458) 2025-09-15T17:31Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "The ambition dwarfs Benins plan: Benin: 300k jobs by [----] Ghana: 1.7M jobs by [----] Nearly [--] the target in less than half the time" [X Link](https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/1967642345828139315) 2025-09-15T17:31Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "How China used SEZs to grow GDP from $149.5B in [----] to $17.8T in [----]. Today SEZs account for: 22% of GDP 60% of exports 45% of FDI 30M jobs. Launched in [----] Shenzhen Zhuhai Shantou and Xiamen on the southeast coast were in close proximity to Hong Kong. The island's GDP was about $28.86B in [----] with about $5700 per capita. China's per capita was about $309. Our research shows how a pattern of approvals in days clear capital and land rules and predictable customs contributed to the success. Read more here: https://alphacity.io/why-china-leads-in-sezs/" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1971631358041853977) 2025-09-26T17:42Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "Anglophone Africa attracted $16.2B in FDI. Lusophone Africa brought in $630M. A 26x gap. The difference holds across other indicators: Anglophone Africa - Population: 833M - GDP: $1.56T - Avg. GDP growth (excl. Sudan): 4.5% Lusophone Africa - Population: 60M - GDP: $100B - Avg. GDP growth: 1.41% The contrast reflects deeper structural differences shaped by inherited systems. Portugal (2023) - GDP: $289.1B (135th globally) - Unicorns: [--] United Kingdom (2023) - GDP: $3.38T (6th globally) - Unicorns: [--] Portugal ran a smaller slower state-heavy economy. The UK built a larger" [X Link](https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/1952446612103471519) 2025-08-04T19:08Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "Why investors are paying closer attention to Kenya Heres whats drawing capital: Market access - 55M people - Access to AfCFTA AGOA and EU markets Investment momentum - #1 in Africa for investment momentum (2024) - #1 in startup funding: $638M raised in [----] - 88% of East Africas VC went to Kenyan startups Green energy infrastructure - 93% of electricity is renewable - Target: 100% clean energy by [----] Legal and capital protections - 100% profit repatriation - Investor protections backed by global arbitration treaties - #3 in Africa for ease of doing business Real assets - [--] SEZs (highest in" [X Link](https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/1958231450328686950) 2025-08-20T18:15Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "Kigalis rise isnt luck. Its policy + discipline. GDP collapsed 50% in [----]. Today: 20+ years of 8% annual growth. How Rwanda built one of Africas most consistent growth stories ๐" [X Link](https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/1963277843602735172) 2025-09-03T16:28Z [---] followers, 54.7K engagements "๐ GDP: $122M $2.55B (19611990) Fell 50% in [----] (genocide) to $753M $14.2B in [----] (constant USD)" [X Link](https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/1963277846757204419) 2025-09-03T16:28Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "Foreign capital fuels the boom: FDI inflows: $305M (2022) $459M (2023) H1 2024: $289M (+63.5% YoY) Sectors: manufacturing ICT logistics healthcare Jobs: +500k nationwide +10k in FPC-backed firm" [X Link](https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/1963277850221637960) 2025-09-03T16:28Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "In October [----] Walt Disney pitched EPCOT as a private city with SEZ-style powers not the themepark we know today. Florida granted them. The Reedy Creek district (40 sq mi) delivered county-level authority: zoning taxation bonds utilities and roads. Now Disney directly employs [-----] supports [------] jobs statewide (12% of Central Floridas workforce) and generated $40.3B in economic output in [----] (4% of Florida GDP) plus $6.6B in taxes ($3.1B state/local). EPCOTs infrastructure stack is impressive. It has dedicated power and water systems [---] miles of roads [--] miles of waterways all funded" [X Link](https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/1965481937658687564) 2025-09-09T18:26Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "$7B mobilized. [-----] jobs. [---] companies. ARISE IIP has transformed industrial zones across Africa. Now Ghana is betting $4B on a 24-Hour Economy targeting 1.7M jobs in just [--] years. ๐งต" [X Link](https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/1967642332867727802) 2025-09-15T17:31Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "If you cant run a 10k person company where you basically have dictatorial powers how will you run a country @bradfordcross Some quotes by @bradfordcross during his fireside chat with @James_of_Arc at @thenetworkstate today: Governance matters. We cant afford this anymore - theyre going to ruin everything. (When he decided governance was the biggest problem to hack on) If you cant run a 10k Some quotes by @bradfordcross during his fireside chat with @James_of_Arc at @thenetworkstate today: Governance matters. We cant afford this anymore - theyre going to ruin everything. (When he decided" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1974470021721227757) 2025-10-04T13:41Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "30fps in electronic shutter mode is impressive for the A7V but how do you think it stacks up against the AI-driven image processing capabilities we see in smartphones like the iPhone [--] Pro Max The advancements in neural networks could really change the game for mobile photography" [X Link](https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/1994095977095934240) 2025-11-27T17:28Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "In [----] Shenzhen was a fishing town of [-----]. Today it builds 90% of the worlds electronics. How does a city pull that off in one generation" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1994439165849620967) 2025-11-28T16:12Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "In [----] it became Chinas first Special Economic Zone ( SEZ ) a testbed for open markets and foreign investment. Its border with Hong Kong gave it direct access to capital logistics and export buyers" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1994439168412307529) 2025-11-28T16:12Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "Each Alpha city is built on an industrial master plan that maps the most strategic industry opportunities to the most strategic advantages of each partner country. AI City combines Kenyas sovereign geothermal power one of the cheapest and cleanest baseload sources globally with Nigerias deep STEM talent and strongest startup ecosystem. Phase [--] in Kenya models [----] MW of geothermal with [---] MW for AI compute generating $1.5$2.0B in yearly compute revenue $2.5$4.0B+ in total output and more than [-----] skilled jobs. Crypto City resolves regulatory friction in digital finance. Licensing cycles" [X Link](https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/1996054410351247718) 2025-12-03T03:10Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "Interesting theyve hired [---] staff from Meta OpenAI and Google DeepMind and Jeff has invested a chunk of personal capital as part of the 6.2B. The gap between the LLMs and Physical AI is pretty significant looks like about roughly 50B into LLMs in H1 [----] vs 15M into physical. Its harder to get satiated and go to market so thats understandable but the potential upsides are pretty enormous and underexploited" [X Link](https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/1996152868731011460) 2025-12-03T09:41Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "@Aivars_Meijers For city miles the economics are hard to argue with: typical petrol bikes in India burn 2.22.4 per km at current fuel prices while e-rides sit around [----] per km depending on tariff" [X Link](https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/1996153758884024749) 2025-12-03T09:45Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "@bhalomanush What youre seeing is a hardware flywheel: with approximately [-----] tech firms $342B annual exports a city that manufactures EVs drones and service robots locally can iterate deployment cycles in months not years because the supply chain is next door" [X Link](https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/1996154340868829522) 2025-12-03T09:47Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "@CCTV_Plus [--] hours is wild but the bigger story is what it signals: it's a gateway that keeps pulling the world closer to Shanghai" [X Link](https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/1996977849358586198) 2025-12-05T16:19Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "Each Alpha city is built on an industrial master plan that maps the most strategic industry opportunities to the most strategic advantages of each partner country. AI City brings together two of the strongest pillars for building large-scale AI ecosystems. One gives us the cheapest and greenest baseload on earth for the foreseeable future. The other has the deepest talent and startup ecosystem on the continent. Together they account for the majority of African VC investment startups and STEM talent. Phase [--] models [----] MW of geothermal capacity with [---] MW dedicated to AI compute supporting" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1996990404227379418) 2025-12-05T17:09Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "Walt Disney pitched EPCOT as a 20000-resident private city on roughly [--] square miles with private governance plus its own taxing and bond authority. Disney World now supports about [------] Florida jobs but the original EPCOT plan was bigger than tourism. It was a U.S. SEZ experiment years before Shenzhen or JAFZA launched. We break it down here: https://alphacity.io/walt-disneys-epcot-as-an-sez/ Did you know Walt @Disney was building the first private city in America Explained by @bradfordcross of @alphacityinc and @twolionsco. Full episode below. https://t.co/Qt7vzp2Qgi" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1997362203133911494) 2025-12-06T17:47Z [---] followers, [----] engagements "Our founder @bradfordcross spent [--] years in Silicon Valley working on AI and in [----] pivoted to working on Startup Cities. Here he talks about how to blend the fast execution culture of Silicon Valley with the longer innovation cycles in Government and Land Development. What if we treated government the way we treat great tech products AI founder @bradfordcross joins us to talk product-thinking governance innovation and why city-building is the hardest startup in the world. https://t.co/JVBj15Gwjj What if we treated government the way we treat great tech products AI founder @bradfordcross" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1999226566530990217) 2025-12-11T21:15Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "Africa has had [--] successful coups since [----]. [--] hit former French colonies Since [----] almost every successful coup in Africa has hit a Francophone state tied to France. Mali. Burkina Faso. Guinea. Niger. Gabon. Madagascar. Over the same period at least [--] governments have pushed French troops out or closed permanent bases: Mali Burkina Faso Niger Chad Ivory Coast Senegal. France now has no permanent bases left in West Africa. On paper most of these states were independent. In practice defense and cooperation pacts let France base troops intervene in crises and dominate training and equipment" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2001013440085942654) 2025-12-16T19:35Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "Its mostly a problem where a lot of the resources and energy are going into politics. Much less is going into actual governance and execution that benefits the people. And so for us this movement of privately managed and operated cities is about having a little bit more separation partnering with the government to agree on what kind of execution parameters were all comfortable with and then delegating the execution more to the private sector. If you have different ideas that are more radical and jump ahead more from what we see in the West today where I think weve built a lot of things wrong." [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2009640163828248689) 2026-01-09T14:55Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "1/5 Africa has some of the most important critical mineral corridors on Earth. DRC produces 74% of the worlds mined cobalt. Mozambique holds [--] million tonnes of graphite reserves and Tanzania holds [--] million tonnes" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2022296959311048973) 2026-02-13T13:09Z [---] followers, 68.5K engagements "Pudong is 1/8000 of China by land but around 1/80 of its GDP and 1/15 of its trade. A $550B district with Lujiazui finance Zhangjiang deep tech and Waigaoqiao trade the worlds busiest container port and 4.8M foreign tourists in [----]. Link to read the full article. https://alphacity.io/part-4-pudong-finance-trade-engine/ https://alphacity.io/part-4-pudong-finance-trade-engine/" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1996975231299154217) 2025-12-05T16:09Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "2/5 But processing is offshore. China processes 90%+ of global graphite. Chinese firms control over two-thirds of cobalt and lithium processing capacity. That only changes if bulk minerals can move to port cheaply and reliably. Two corridors drive this" [X Link](https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/2022296964965052573) 2026-02-13T13:09Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "3/5 Atlantic route: Angolas Lobito Corridor. A [----] km rail-to-port line from the Port of Lobito to the DRC border plus a planned [---] km extension to Kolwezi in the Copperbelt. This corridor runs under a 30-year concession" [X Link](https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/2022296972074324239) 2026-02-13T13:09Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "4/5 Indian Ocean route: Tanzanias Central Corridor. Rail plans from Dar es Salaam to the interior via Isaka linking toward Rwanda with extensions toward Burundi and eastern DRC" [X Link](https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/2022296979078849008) 2026-02-13T13:09Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "Cabo Verdes Praia Tech Park opened in [----]. Two years later its 20-plus resident firms already serve clients in Africa Europe and the Americas under a ZEET regime that offers VAT and import-duty exemptions and a [---] % corporate-tax rate. Tiny island big digital ambition" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1938263367430414745) 2025-06-26T15:49Z [---] followers, 449.3K engagements "1/5 Africa has some of the most important critical mineral corridors on Earth. DRC produces 74% of the worlds mined cobalt. Mozambique holds [--] million tonnes of graphite reserves and Tanzania holds [--] million tonnes" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2022296959311048973) 2026-02-13T13:09Z [---] followers, 68.5K engagements "5/5 Put processing at these port nodes. Start with graphite upgrading and refining. Add cathode materials. Scale to cells and packs. Then move to full EV assembly. As @bradfordcross breaks it down here this is where battery and EV builders should be paying attention" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2022296985726767112) 2026-02-13T13:09Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "@bradfordcross https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/2022296959311048973t=6LfQwQnxAxEe6e1BPPJRkA&s=19 1/5 Africa has some of the most important critical mineral corridors on Earth. DRC produces 74% of the worlds mined cobalt. Mozambique holds [--] million tonnes of graphite reserves and Tanzania holds [--] million tonnes. https://t.co/B7ut2kWZ4w https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/2022296959311048973t=6LfQwQnxAxEe6e1BPPJRkA&s=19 1/5 Africa has some of the most important critical mineral corridors on Earth. DRC produces 74% of the worlds mined cobalt. Mozambique holds [--] million tonnes of graphite" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2022298214452392182) 2026-02-13T13:14Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "Its mostly a problem where a lot of the resources and energy are going into politics. Much less is going into actual governance and execution that benefits the people. And so for us this movement of privately managed and operated cities is about having a little bit more separation partnering with the government to agree on what kind of execution parameters were all comfortable with and then delegating the execution more to the private sector. If you have different ideas that are more radical and jump ahead more from what we see in the West today where I think weve built a lot of things wrong." [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2009640163828248689) 2026-01-09T14:55Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "Africa has had [--] successful coups since [----]. [--] hit former French colonies Since [----] almost every successful coup in Africa has hit a Francophone state tied to France. Mali. Burkina Faso. Guinea. Niger. Gabon. Madagascar. Over the same period at least [--] governments have pushed French troops out or closed permanent bases: Mali Burkina Faso Niger Chad Ivory Coast Senegal. France now has no permanent bases left in West Africa. On paper most of these states were independent. In practice defense and cooperation pacts let France base troops intervene in crises and dominate training and equipment" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2001013440085942654) 2025-12-16T19:35Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "Our founder @bradfordcross spent [--] years in Silicon Valley working on AI and in [----] pivoted to working on Startup Cities. Here he talks about how to blend the fast execution culture of Silicon Valley with the longer innovation cycles in Government and Land Development. What if we treated government the way we treat great tech products AI founder @bradfordcross joins us to talk product-thinking governance innovation and why city-building is the hardest startup in the world. https://t.co/JVBj15Gwjj What if we treated government the way we treat great tech products AI founder @bradfordcross" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1999226566530990217) 2025-12-11T21:15Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "What if we treated government the way we treat great tech products AI founder @bradfordcross joins us to talk product-thinking governance innovation and why city-building is the hardest startup in the world" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1999117232362692736) 2025-12-11T14:01Z 16.1K followers, [----] engagements "Walt Disney pitched EPCOT as a 20000-resident private city on roughly [--] square miles with private governance plus its own taxing and bond authority. Disney World now supports about [------] Florida jobs but the original EPCOT plan was bigger than tourism. It was a U.S. SEZ experiment years before Shenzhen or JAFZA launched. We break it down here: https://alphacity.io/walt-disneys-epcot-as-an-sez/ Did you know Walt @Disney was building the first private city in America Explained by @bradfordcross of @alphacityinc and @twolionsco. Full episode below. https://t.co/Qt7vzp2Qgi" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1997362203133911494) 2025-12-06T17:47Z [---] followers, [----] engagements "Did you know Walt @Disney was building the first private city in America Explained by @bradfordcross of @alphacityinc and @twolionsco. Full episode below" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1997310671206359397) 2025-12-06T14:22Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Each Alpha city is built on an industrial master plan that maps the most strategic industry opportunities to the most strategic advantages of each partner country. AI City brings together two of the strongest pillars for building large-scale AI ecosystems. One gives us the cheapest and greenest baseload on earth for the foreseeable future. The other has the deepest talent and startup ecosystem on the continent. Together they account for the majority of African VC investment startups and STEM talent. Phase [--] models [----] MW of geothermal capacity with [---] MW dedicated to AI compute supporting" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1996990404227379418) 2025-12-05T17:09Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "Pudong is 1/8000 of China by land but around 1/80 of its GDP and 1/15 of its trade. A $550B district with Lujiazui finance Zhangjiang deep tech and Waigaoqiao trade the worlds busiest container port and 4.8M foreign tourists in [----]. Link to read the full article. https://alphacity.io/part-4-pudong-finance-trade-engine/ https://alphacity.io/part-4-pudong-finance-trade-engine/" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1996975231299154217) 2025-12-05T16:09Z [---] followers, [--] engagements "Watch this space: @bradfordcross of @alphacityinc and @twolionsco walking through his plans to build a network of frontier cities across Africa and beyond. It's not a dream ground breaks q1. Links below for full podcast episode one" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1996210092610564237) 2025-12-03T13:29Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "In [----] Shenzhen was a fishing town of [-----]. Today it builds 90% of the worlds electronics. How does a city pull that off in one generation" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1994439165849620967) 2025-11-28T16:12Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "In [----] it became Chinas first Special Economic Zone ( SEZ ) a testbed for open markets and foreign investment. Its border with Hong Kong gave it direct access to capital logistics and export buyers" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1994439168412307529) 2025-11-28T16:12Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "Starting deep dive on @alphacityinc at rc at Network School w/ @bradfordcross & @James_of_Arc" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1974313928294609066) 2025-10-04T03:21Z 17K followers, [----] engagements "If you cant run a 10k person company where you basically have dictatorial powers how will you run a country @bradfordcross Some quotes by @bradfordcross during his fireside chat with @James_of_Arc at @thenetworkstate today: Governance matters. We cant afford this anymore - theyre going to ruin everything. (When he decided governance was the biggest problem to hack on) If you cant run a 10k Some quotes by @bradfordcross during his fireside chat with @James_of_Arc at @thenetworkstate today: Governance matters. We cant afford this anymore - theyre going to ruin everything. (When he decided" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1974470021721227757) 2025-10-04T13:41Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "Some quotes by @bradfordcross during his fireside chat with @James_of_Arc at @thenetworkstate today: Governance matters. We cant afford this anymore - theyre going to ruin everything. (When he decided governance was the biggest problem to hack on) If you cant run a 10k person company where you basically have dictatorial powers how will you run a country (why new governance models are needed) Regulation doesnt have to be bad; protocolization can enable decentralization. (eg his model for federated startup cities with @alphacityinc) A pop-up is a GTM strategy (for a new city; referenced the" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1974338950719238370) 2025-10-04T05:01Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Chinas SEZ edge came from rules that cut risk and time. In [----] Deng announced the Open Door policy and reopened China to trade and investment. In [----] China launched SEZs as test sites. Through the late 1980s and early 1990s zones gained local law-making power; Shenzhen reached provincial status in [----] and legislative power in [----]. From the 2000s to now FTZs have standardized tax holidays faster customs clearer profit repatriation and sector programs. The core mechanics stayed simple: about 15% corporate income tax in zones versus 33% national at the time long land leases duty-free inputs" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1973369963235680370) 2025-10-01T12:50Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "How China used SEZs to grow GDP from $149.5B in [----] to $17.8T in [----]. Today SEZs account for: 22% of GDP 60% of exports 45% of FDI 30M jobs. Launched in [----] Shenzhen Zhuhai Shantou and Xiamen on the southeast coast were in close proximity to Hong Kong. The island's GDP was about $28.86B in [----] with about $5700 per capita. China's per capita was about $309. Our research shows how a pattern of approvals in days clear capital and land rules and predictable customs contributed to the success. Read more here: https://alphacity.io/why-china-leads-in-sezs/" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1971631358041853977) 2025-09-26T17:42Z [---] followers, [---] engagements Limited data mode. Full metrics available with subscription: lunarcrush.com/pricing
@alphacityinc Alpha City Inc.Alpha City Inc. posts on X about gdp, infrastructure, investment, china the most. They currently have [---] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [---] engagements in the last [--] hours.
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Social topic influence gdp, infrastructure, investment, china, tech, ai, countries, mauritius, hong kong, the most
Top assets mentioned Alpha Technology Group Limited (ATGL)
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours
"The IMF was founded to foster global financial stability but in many cases its interventions have led to slower growth higher debt & rising poverty. Read more: https://alphacity.io/imf-interventions-when-good-intentions-lead-to-economic-stagnation/ https://alphacity.io/imf-interventions-when-good-intentions-lead-to-economic-stagnation/"
X Link 2025-01-25T19:18Z [--] followers, [----] engagements
"@twolionsco @bradfordcross Interventions in Africa and Latin America in the 1980s and 90s cut GDP growth in half doubled debt and pushed 10% more of the population into poverty. Lets dive into the numbers for Africa. ๐"
X Link 2025-01-25T19:19Z [--] followers, [---] engagements
"Sub-Saharan Africa (1980s-90s): - GDP growth fell from 3.6% to 2.1%. - Poverty surged from 48% to 59%. - Debt-to-GDP doubled from 44% to 85%. - IMF programs often delivered the opposite of their promises"
X Link 2025-01-25T19:20Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Since [----] Sub-Saharan Africa's debt-to-GDP has doubled again from 30% to 60% under IMF guidance. Despite Billions in aid economic stagnation persists across the region. Kenyas GDP growth fell sharply under IMF reforms in the 1980s: - From 5.5% in [----] to 1.5% by 1984"
X Link 2025-01-25T19:20Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"- Tax hikes & spending cuts crippled the economy. The IMF tried to diversify the Nigerian economy in [----] and reduce reliance on oil revenues by devaluing the naira removing subsidies and removing trade restrictions"
X Link 2025-01-25T19:21Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"However it plunged the economy into a recession with GDP growth declining to -0.5% in [----] and 1.5% in [----]. In Zambia IMF policies caused severe hardship: - SAPs in the '80s-'90s left 74% in rural poverty by 2010"
X Link 2025-01-25T19:23Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"- Zambia had the second-lowest economic growth at 1% viz-a viz Sub-Saharan Africas average of 2.4%. Rwanda showed that context-specific solutions work better: - Post-genocide it avoided IMF dependency prioritized healthcare & education"
X Link 2025-01-25T19:27Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
". and achieved a remarkable 7-8% consistent GDP growth for more than [--] years. - Poverty fell from 77% to 55% (2001-2017). - FDI rose from $5M Annually in [----] to $100M annually by 2008"
X Link 2025-01-25T19:30Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"The data speaks volumes: - GDP growth fell from 3.6% to 2.1%. - Poverty surged from 48% to 59%. - Debt-to-GDP doubled from 44% to 85%"
X Link 2025-01-25T19:30Z [--] followers, [---] engagements
"What if your sleepy fishing village became a $510B tech giant in [--] years In [----] Shenzhen had only [---] factories. Its GDP was just $4M and only farmers & fishermen lived in the city. Today Shenzhen is a $510B GDP city with 12M people and is now a global tech hub. What changed - 15% corporate tax for foreign investors. - 50% discounts on industrial land. - 24-hour approvals for new projects. - Startup incentives stock market access and full autonomy to experiment. One city proved whats possible. Join us as we create the next Shenzhen"
X Link 2025-05-06T16:00Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"From [--] SEZs in [----] to 6000+ across 140+ countries in [----]. Theyve created 100M+ jobs attracted trillions in FDI & transformed cities like: Shenzhen: $2.87M $510B GDP Dubai JAFZA: $169B trade 160K+ jobs If SEZs work why do so many fail"
X Link 2025-05-07T16:00Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"1/ Case Study How Shenzhen Became Chinas Economic Powerhouse In [----] Shenzhen was a fishing village. - GDP $2.87M - Per capita income $89/year. By 2008: - GDP: $114.5B - Per capita: $13196 This post breaks down how that happened and what policymakers can learn"
X Link 2025-05-08T16:18Z [--] followers, [----] engagements
"The Playbook [--]. Start with geography but dont stop there"
X Link 2025-05-08T16:18Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"2. Remove friction build trust"
X Link 2025-05-08T16:18Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"3. Let capital and labor move freely"
X Link 2025-05-08T16:18Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"4. Prioritize high-tech upgrades"
X Link 2025-05-08T16:18Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"5. What We Can Learn"
X Link 2025-05-08T16:18Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"From Shenzhen to Dubai bold ideas became billion-dollar cities. Its proof that with vision infrastructure and execution any region can leap forward. Thats why we build"
X Link 2025-05-09T16:00Z [--] followers, [---] engagements
"1/ Most free zones offer tax breaks. JAFZA built a global logistics empire. Established in [----] it now spans [--] sq km hosts 9500+ firms from 140+ countries and moves $104B in trade annually"
X Link 2025-05-12T16:01Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"In [----] Mauritius launched Africas first SEZthe Export Processing Zone (EPZ)to reduce its heavy dependence on sugar exports"
X Link 2025-05-13T16:00Z [--] followers, [---] engagements
"The EPZ drew significant FDI especially from Hong Kong and France. Key sectors: textiles garments and electronics. This wasnt luck. The Mauritian government played an active roleoffering incentives sequencing liberalization carefully and investing in infrastructure"
X Link 2025-05-13T16:00Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Just as important: Mauritius invested early in education and health. It built a literate skilled workforce that made the zone attractive to global investors. The takeaway: Mauritius shows how clear strategy government coordination and human capital investment can turn a small island into an SEZ model for the contine"
X Link 2025-05-13T16:00Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"In [----] Mauritius launched Africas first Export Processing Zone. By the late 1980s it had turned manufacturing into 55% of the countrys exportsup from just 3%. It created [-----] jobs and pulled the country out of dependence on sugar"
X Link 2025-05-15T16:06Z [--] followers, [---] engagements
"These stories span continents and decades. But they follow the same pattern"
X Link 2025-05-15T16:06Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"All three SEZs launched during a moment of economic urgency: Mauritius needed to diversify from sugar UAE needed a non-oil growth engine Bangladesh needed jobs and exports after independence"
X Link 2025-05-15T16:06Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"460K people. $253B in startup value. [--] unicorns. Tel Aviv ranks #4 globally for startup ecosystems. Ahead of cities ten times its size. Decades of military-trained talent + elite universities + $46B in VC = a city that outperforms. Small cities with global impact. This is what we are building at Alpha City"
X Link 2025-05-19T16:03Z [---] followers, [----] engagements
"1/You wont find Tallinn on most global startup lists. But its building what most cities havent even imagined. Heres how Tallinn actually works: ๐งต"
X Link 2025-05-22T15:59Z [--] followers, [---] engagements
"2/ Startups launch fast. Citizens vote online. Delivery robots navigate real streets. And nearly every public service is a few clicks away"
X Link 2025-05-22T19:13Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"1/ Here are [--] things that show up in cities that actually scale: ๐งต"
X Link 2025-05-23T16:10Z [--] followers, [----] engagements
"2/ [--]. Talent density You dont get good companies without good people. Stanford built the human infrastructure for Silicon Valley. In Nairobi the University of Nairobi feeds the tech scene with real devs not theory"
X Link 2025-05-23T16:10Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Lagos has produced fintech unicorns like Flutterwave and Interswitch in under a decade. With Africas largest youth population and a relentless builder culture the city is fast becoming a global startup hubproof that innovation truly is everywhere"
X Link 2025-05-26T16:05Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"What if the next great city started as a Telegram group DAOs hold $30 billion. Over [--] million people vote on-chain. Afropolitan an African startup is issuing passports and acquiring land. Startup cities wont be mapped first.Theyll be forked. As digital communities scale offline theyll need real ground. Thats where Alpha City comes in"
X Link 2025-05-27T16:03Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"Over [------] people from 170+ countries have become e-residents of Estonia essentially digital citizens of a country theyve never set foot in. These individuals have obtained a government-issued digital identity that allows them to: [--]. Start and manage an EU-based business entirely online [--]. Digitally sign documents [--]. Access Estonias digital infrastructure (e.g. banking taxation and legal frameworks) Many e-residents have never been to Estonia physically which is a core part of the programs design enabling global entrepreneurs to operate under Estonian jurisdiction without geographic"
X Link 2025-05-28T16:06Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"From Bali to Lisbon remote workers are reshaping cities. 50+ countries now offer digital nomad visas. Madeira's nomad village attracted 15000+ workers from [---] countries. The global digital nomad population has doubled since [----]. The next startup hubs They're mobile global and already building"
X Link 2025-05-30T16:09Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"Saudi Arabia is building NEOM a $500B city from scratch in the desert. It is designed to house [--] million people without cars streets or carbon emissions. This AI-powered [---] km linear city is powered by renewables and aims to redefine urban living. It's not science fiction. Its a real state-backed experiment in how cities of the future might look"
X Link 2025-06-02T16:20Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"Cape Verde has the fundamentals: - Tourism growth - Digital talent - Offshore advantage Entertainment meets infrastructure. Fun meets function. This is Alpha"
X Link 2025-06-02T20:56Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"Our CEO @bradfordcross will be speaking at Crypto Cities Summit. Looking forward to showing what it takes to build a real crypto city. ๐ค Introducing @bradfordcross CEO @Alphacityinc & @Twolionsinc Speaker of Crypto Cities Summit ๐ June [--] [--] Don't miss out: https://t.co/wxPgPFWJiU https://t.co/F02IJnXVEX ๐ค Introducing @bradfordcross CEO @Alphacityinc & @Twolionsinc Speaker of Crypto Cities Summit ๐ June [--] [--] Don't miss out: https://t.co/wxPgPFWJiU https://t.co/F02IJnXVEX"
X Link 2025-06-03T04:42Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"17 million Americans now identify as digital nomads and the number of countries offering special visas for them jumped from near-zero to 50+ in just a few years. The way we live and work is transforming at an unprecedented pace"
X Link 2025-06-03T16:09Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"Tashkents Quiet Tech Bet Uzbekistan is quietly turning its capital into a remote work + AI hub: 0% income tax for IT exports Startup visa for foreign founders 3000+ tech firms already registered in its IT Park $1.5B in digital economy investment planned by [----] Tashkent isnt loud. But its moving. For city builders and SEZ operators its one to watch"
X Link 2025-06-04T16:01Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"@russellrosario Completely. The big shifts rarely start where everyones looking"
X Link 2025-06-04T16:57Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Communities used to be bound by geography; now passion and purpose bind them first and geography comes second. The next great city might start as an online community today. The future of urban innovation belongs to the bold and the connected"
X Link 2025-06-09T16:13Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"Buenos Aires has been actively integrating blockchain and cryptocurrency technologies into its public services. In [----] the city announced plans to allow residents to pay taxes using cryptocurrencies. This initiative is part of the "Buenos Aires+" digitization plan aiming to modernize the city's administrative processes. State meets Web3"
X Link 2025-06-11T16:03Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"Medina is actively advancing a "smart religion economy" model that integrates digital pilgrimages biotech clusters and AI-enhanced urban planning aligning with Saudi Arabia's Vision [----] initiative. One of its projects the Rua Al Madinah project is a large-scale urban development initiative that incorporates AI and smart technologies to accommodate up to [--] million Umrah pilgrims by [----]. These initiatives collectively demonstrate Medina's commitment to integrating technology and innovation into its religious economic and urban development strategies. The future is already here"
X Link 2025-06-12T16:14Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"Uzbekistan is actively positioning Tashkent as Central Asias emerging hub for remote work and artificial intelligence (AI) through a combination of tax incentives tech parks and startup-friendly policies. Established in [----] IT Park Uzbekistan is a government-backed technology hub aimed at fostering the growth of the IT sector. It offers a range of benefits to resident companies including tax incentives and virtual office options"
X Link 2025-06-13T16:24Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"Kenya is experimenting with special economic zones and investment-friendly legal frameworks. The country has implemented legal frameworks to attract sustainable foreign direct investment including provisions that allow for regulatory measures aimed at enhancing Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) standards. These measures create legal certainty for policy development and limit investors' ability to claim legal protection against regulatory advancements"
X Link 2025-06-16T16:13Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"Were building a startup citybut what does that actually mean Think of Alpha City as a new kind of urban development purpose-built to foster innovation entrepreneurship and economic opportunity. Unlike traditional cities its designed from the ground up with tailored governance infrastructure and regulatory frameworks to deliver an exceptional living and working experience"
X Link 2025-06-17T16:08Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"Montana just became a testbed for faster safer patient access. Every serious city should be watching this. Founders helped write the law. Patients benefit. A new law just passed in Montana. It might change how we do medicine. It allows licensed clinics to treat patients with experimental therapies before FDA approval. Thats not deregulation. Thats jurisdictional entrepreneurship. https://t.co/RtIkqr4f0k A new law just passed in Montana. It might change how we do medicine. It allows licensed clinics to treat patients with experimental therapies before FDA approval. Thats not deregulation."
X Link 2025-06-18T05:10Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"@infinitacity Montana shows whats possible when founders help write the rules. Were watching closely"
X Link 2025-06-18T05:12Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Vietnams special economic zones helped transform it into the second-largest exporter to the U.S. after China. Low-cost labor drew early investment but stable policy reliable land access and supply chain resilience kept the capital flowing"
X Link 2025-06-19T16:07Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"@AnInternetter @infinitacity @ProsperaGlobal @SimpleFi_tech @NiklasAnzinger Impressive execution. Real product real speed"
X Link 2025-06-19T21:51Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Only 30% of Africas air traffic stays on the continent. Flights cost 45% more than global averages. Entebbe to Mombasa costs [--] more than a flight of the same distance in Europe. Most routes run fewer than [--] flights a week. Its not just a logistics gap. Its a design gap. Alpha is being shaped to fix that : Runways not just roads Customs built into code Mobility as core infrastructure The plane is just a render but the intent is real"
X Link 2025-06-24T16:07Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"SEZs arent just physical. The best ones build global reputations. Dubai is a logistics brand not just a port"
X Link 2025-06-25T17:49Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"Cabo Verdes Praia Tech Park opened in [----]. Two years later its 20-plus resident firms already serve clients in Africa Europe and the Americas under a ZEET regime that offers VAT and import-duty exemptions and a [---] % corporate-tax rate. Tiny island big digital ambition"
X Link 2025-06-26T15:49Z [---] followers, 449.3K engagements
"Every day this week we will debunk common myths about SEZs. Myth #1: SEZs win only because they slash taxes. Verdict: Wrong. Incentives help but infrastructure + talent matter far more. At Alpha City we prioritize building world-class infrastructure that attracts the best talent"
X Link 2025-06-30T16:59Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"Myth #2: SEZs cannibalize local economies by importing everything. Verdict: Off-target. High-performing zones weave domestic suppliers into their value chains fueling SME growth and knowledge spillovers. At Alpha City we are building with the local community as our priority and making sure that we are net exporters and not importers. Every day this week we will debunk common myths about SEZs. Myth #1: SEZs win only because they slash taxes. Verdict: Wrong. Incentives help but infrastructure + talent matter far more. At Alpha City we prioritize building world-class infrastructure that attracts"
X Link 2025-07-01T17:13Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"Myth #4: Copy-paste Shenzhen and youll win. Verdict: Context rules. Shenzhens rise mixed reforms with port access universities and massive domestic demand. Blind replication flops. Alpha Citys blueprint fits West Africas logistics talent pool and legal landscapenot a one-size-fits-all template"
X Link 2025-07-03T16:02Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"Myth #5: SEZs dodge environmental & labor standards. Verdict: Not in [----]. Investors regulators and top talent penalize dirty zones. Alpha City is being built to IFC EDGE green specs and strict labor codes. Our SEZ is eligible for green-finance pools turning sustainability into a competitive edge not a compliance chore"
X Link 2025-07-04T17:41Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"When we studied [--] global SEZs we found one common factor: founders who acted like city-builders. In the Philippines Richard Gordon ( the mayor-turned-zone chairman) marketed the zone like a startup sleeping in warehouses to woo investors. In Mauritius Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam framed the zone as a national diversification project not just a tax break. There are many such cases around the world and Alpha City is no different. Our founder Bradford Cross is an experienced founder with multiple exits whose focus on Alpha City gives us an edge"
X Link 2025-07-07T16:43Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"From a digital nomad visa to Estonias 0% retained profits tax Tallinn has become a tech magnet. Out of this ecosystem came Skype Bolt Wise and the world-first e-Residency programme. Inspired by the success of Tallinn Alpha City wants to build cities that are easy to set up businesses in and the right place to build global solutions"
X Link 2025-07-08T16:24Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"Most underestimated SEZ challenge Zoning. Get it wrong and youll have factories without freight access. A consistent lesson from World Bank UNCTAD and country case-studies is that poor site-selection and internal land-use planning (the zoning inside or around an SEZ) often doom zones while those that succeed nearly always start with: [--]. Logical land-use grids that put factories warehousing and utilities on the same logistics spine. [--]. Direct links to ports highways or rail are planned before the first tenant breaks ground. [--]. Buffer areas for housing waste-water customs etc. so industrial"
X Link 2025-07-09T16:25Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"Tanzania just unveiled [--] new Special Economic Zones: - Nala (Dodoma) [---] ha - Kwala (Coast Region) [----] ha tied to the Standard Gauge Railway - Buzwagi (Shinyanga) [----] ha on a former gold mine - Bagamoyo Eco-Maritime City [---] ha port-driven - Mkapa Zone (Dar es Salaam expansion) [-----] m Investor terms: free land if built within [--] months 10-year corporate tax holiday 24-hour permits and pre-approved designs. Zones are wired into ports rail and hydropower targeting sectors from textiles and agro-processing to pharmaceuticals auto assembly and renewables. A new rule requires 30% Tanzanian"
X Link 2025-08-25T19:47Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"20k jobs. 740M zone investments driving 1.6B in FDI. Exports doubling in [--] years. Africas first carbon-neutral industrial zone. Thats the track record of the GSEZ - Gabon Special Economic Zone at Nkok. Launched in [----] the zone was built as a public-private partnership: - 61.5% held by ARISE IIP - 38.5% by Gabons sovereign fund (CDC) - Backed by Olam International (Singapore) and the African Finance Corporation The Nkok SEZ spans [----] hectares near Libreville equipped with its own power water sewage training banking and health services plus a logistics hub with direct rail-linked access to"
X Link 2025-08-27T17:27Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"Gabons Nkok zone: [---] companies 1.6B in FDI [-----] jobs Africas first carbon-neutral industrial platform Thats where ARISEs model began"
X Link 2025-09-15T17:31Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"Togos Adtikop (PIA): [---] hectares developed Dry port with [-----] container capacity 150M+ investment [----] jobs created scaling to 5000+ A logistics anchor for West Africa"
X Link 2025-09-15T17:31Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"Benins Glo-Djigb (GDIZ): $1.4B in Phase [--] [--] active investors 10000+ jobs (target [------] by 2030) Exports: textiles cashews soy ceramics A full agro-industrial and textile ecosystem"
X Link 2025-09-15T17:31Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"Now Ghana. $4B 24-Hour Economy $300400M state seed capital $2B private commitments Target: 1.7M jobs in [--] years The anchor: the Volta Economic Corridor 2M hectares around Lake Volta"
X Link 2025-09-15T17:31Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"The ambition dwarfs Benins plan: Benin: 300k jobs by [----] Ghana: 1.7M jobs by [----] Nearly [--] the target in less than half the time"
X Link 2025-09-15T17:31Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"How China used SEZs to grow GDP from $149.5B in [----] to $17.8T in [----]. Today SEZs account for: 22% of GDP 60% of exports 45% of FDI 30M jobs. Launched in [----] Shenzhen Zhuhai Shantou and Xiamen on the southeast coast were in close proximity to Hong Kong. The island's GDP was about $28.86B in [----] with about $5700 per capita. China's per capita was about $309. Our research shows how a pattern of approvals in days clear capital and land rules and predictable customs contributed to the success. Read more here: https://alphacity.io/why-china-leads-in-sezs/"
X Link 2025-09-26T17:42Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"Anglophone Africa attracted $16.2B in FDI. Lusophone Africa brought in $630M. A 26x gap. The difference holds across other indicators: Anglophone Africa - Population: 833M - GDP: $1.56T - Avg. GDP growth (excl. Sudan): 4.5% Lusophone Africa - Population: 60M - GDP: $100B - Avg. GDP growth: 1.41% The contrast reflects deeper structural differences shaped by inherited systems. Portugal (2023) - GDP: $289.1B (135th globally) - Unicorns: [--] United Kingdom (2023) - GDP: $3.38T (6th globally) - Unicorns: [--] Portugal ran a smaller slower state-heavy economy. The UK built a larger"
X Link 2025-08-04T19:08Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"Why investors are paying closer attention to Kenya Heres whats drawing capital: Market access - 55M people - Access to AfCFTA AGOA and EU markets Investment momentum - #1 in Africa for investment momentum (2024) - #1 in startup funding: $638M raised in [----] - 88% of East Africas VC went to Kenyan startups Green energy infrastructure - 93% of electricity is renewable - Target: 100% clean energy by [----] Legal and capital protections - 100% profit repatriation - Investor protections backed by global arbitration treaties - #3 in Africa for ease of doing business Real assets - [--] SEZs (highest in"
X Link 2025-08-20T18:15Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"Kigalis rise isnt luck. Its policy + discipline. GDP collapsed 50% in [----]. Today: 20+ years of 8% annual growth. How Rwanda built one of Africas most consistent growth stories ๐"
X Link 2025-09-03T16:28Z [---] followers, 54.7K engagements
"๐ GDP: $122M $2.55B (19611990) Fell 50% in [----] (genocide) to $753M $14.2B in [----] (constant USD)"
X Link 2025-09-03T16:28Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"Foreign capital fuels the boom: FDI inflows: $305M (2022) $459M (2023) H1 2024: $289M (+63.5% YoY) Sectors: manufacturing ICT logistics healthcare Jobs: +500k nationwide +10k in FPC-backed firm"
X Link 2025-09-03T16:28Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"In October [----] Walt Disney pitched EPCOT as a private city with SEZ-style powers not the themepark we know today. Florida granted them. The Reedy Creek district (40 sq mi) delivered county-level authority: zoning taxation bonds utilities and roads. Now Disney directly employs [-----] supports [------] jobs statewide (12% of Central Floridas workforce) and generated $40.3B in economic output in [----] (4% of Florida GDP) plus $6.6B in taxes ($3.1B state/local). EPCOTs infrastructure stack is impressive. It has dedicated power and water systems [---] miles of roads [--] miles of waterways all funded"
X Link 2025-09-09T18:26Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"$7B mobilized. [-----] jobs. [---] companies. ARISE IIP has transformed industrial zones across Africa. Now Ghana is betting $4B on a 24-Hour Economy targeting 1.7M jobs in just [--] years. ๐งต"
X Link 2025-09-15T17:31Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"If you cant run a 10k person company where you basically have dictatorial powers how will you run a country @bradfordcross Some quotes by @bradfordcross during his fireside chat with @James_of_Arc at @thenetworkstate today: Governance matters. We cant afford this anymore - theyre going to ruin everything. (When he decided governance was the biggest problem to hack on) If you cant run a 10k Some quotes by @bradfordcross during his fireside chat with @James_of_Arc at @thenetworkstate today: Governance matters. We cant afford this anymore - theyre going to ruin everything. (When he decided"
X Link 2025-10-04T13:41Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"30fps in electronic shutter mode is impressive for the A7V but how do you think it stacks up against the AI-driven image processing capabilities we see in smartphones like the iPhone [--] Pro Max The advancements in neural networks could really change the game for mobile photography"
X Link 2025-11-27T17:28Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"In [----] Shenzhen was a fishing town of [-----]. Today it builds 90% of the worlds electronics. How does a city pull that off in one generation"
X Link 2025-11-28T16:12Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"In [----] it became Chinas first Special Economic Zone ( SEZ ) a testbed for open markets and foreign investment. Its border with Hong Kong gave it direct access to capital logistics and export buyers"
X Link 2025-11-28T16:12Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"Each Alpha city is built on an industrial master plan that maps the most strategic industry opportunities to the most strategic advantages of each partner country. AI City combines Kenyas sovereign geothermal power one of the cheapest and cleanest baseload sources globally with Nigerias deep STEM talent and strongest startup ecosystem. Phase [--] in Kenya models [----] MW of geothermal with [---] MW for AI compute generating $1.5$2.0B in yearly compute revenue $2.5$4.0B+ in total output and more than [-----] skilled jobs. Crypto City resolves regulatory friction in digital finance. Licensing cycles"
X Link 2025-12-03T03:10Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"Interesting theyve hired [---] staff from Meta OpenAI and Google DeepMind and Jeff has invested a chunk of personal capital as part of the 6.2B. The gap between the LLMs and Physical AI is pretty significant looks like about roughly 50B into LLMs in H1 [----] vs 15M into physical. Its harder to get satiated and go to market so thats understandable but the potential upsides are pretty enormous and underexploited"
X Link 2025-12-03T09:41Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"@Aivars_Meijers For city miles the economics are hard to argue with: typical petrol bikes in India burn 2.22.4 per km at current fuel prices while e-rides sit around [----] per km depending on tariff"
X Link 2025-12-03T09:45Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"@bhalomanush What youre seeing is a hardware flywheel: with approximately [-----] tech firms $342B annual exports a city that manufactures EVs drones and service robots locally can iterate deployment cycles in months not years because the supply chain is next door"
X Link 2025-12-03T09:47Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"@CCTV_Plus [--] hours is wild but the bigger story is what it signals: it's a gateway that keeps pulling the world closer to Shanghai"
X Link 2025-12-05T16:19Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"Each Alpha city is built on an industrial master plan that maps the most strategic industry opportunities to the most strategic advantages of each partner country. AI City brings together two of the strongest pillars for building large-scale AI ecosystems. One gives us the cheapest and greenest baseload on earth for the foreseeable future. The other has the deepest talent and startup ecosystem on the continent. Together they account for the majority of African VC investment startups and STEM talent. Phase [--] models [----] MW of geothermal capacity with [---] MW dedicated to AI compute supporting"
X Link 2025-12-05T17:09Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"Walt Disney pitched EPCOT as a 20000-resident private city on roughly [--] square miles with private governance plus its own taxing and bond authority. Disney World now supports about [------] Florida jobs but the original EPCOT plan was bigger than tourism. It was a U.S. SEZ experiment years before Shenzhen or JAFZA launched. We break it down here: https://alphacity.io/walt-disneys-epcot-as-an-sez/ Did you know Walt @Disney was building the first private city in America Explained by @bradfordcross of @alphacityinc and @twolionsco. Full episode below. https://t.co/Qt7vzp2Qgi"
X Link 2025-12-06T17:47Z [---] followers, [----] engagements
"Our founder @bradfordcross spent [--] years in Silicon Valley working on AI and in [----] pivoted to working on Startup Cities. Here he talks about how to blend the fast execution culture of Silicon Valley with the longer innovation cycles in Government and Land Development. What if we treated government the way we treat great tech products AI founder @bradfordcross joins us to talk product-thinking governance innovation and why city-building is the hardest startup in the world. https://t.co/JVBj15Gwjj What if we treated government the way we treat great tech products AI founder @bradfordcross"
X Link 2025-12-11T21:15Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"Africa has had [--] successful coups since [----]. [--] hit former French colonies Since [----] almost every successful coup in Africa has hit a Francophone state tied to France. Mali. Burkina Faso. Guinea. Niger. Gabon. Madagascar. Over the same period at least [--] governments have pushed French troops out or closed permanent bases: Mali Burkina Faso Niger Chad Ivory Coast Senegal. France now has no permanent bases left in West Africa. On paper most of these states were independent. In practice defense and cooperation pacts let France base troops intervene in crises and dominate training and equipment"
X Link 2025-12-16T19:35Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"Its mostly a problem where a lot of the resources and energy are going into politics. Much less is going into actual governance and execution that benefits the people. And so for us this movement of privately managed and operated cities is about having a little bit more separation partnering with the government to agree on what kind of execution parameters were all comfortable with and then delegating the execution more to the private sector. If you have different ideas that are more radical and jump ahead more from what we see in the West today where I think weve built a lot of things wrong."
X Link 2026-01-09T14:55Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"1/5 Africa has some of the most important critical mineral corridors on Earth. DRC produces 74% of the worlds mined cobalt. Mozambique holds [--] million tonnes of graphite reserves and Tanzania holds [--] million tonnes"
X Link 2026-02-13T13:09Z [---] followers, 68.5K engagements
"Pudong is 1/8000 of China by land but around 1/80 of its GDP and 1/15 of its trade. A $550B district with Lujiazui finance Zhangjiang deep tech and Waigaoqiao trade the worlds busiest container port and 4.8M foreign tourists in [----]. Link to read the full article. https://alphacity.io/part-4-pudong-finance-trade-engine/ https://alphacity.io/part-4-pudong-finance-trade-engine/"
X Link 2025-12-05T16:09Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"2/5 But processing is offshore. China processes 90%+ of global graphite. Chinese firms control over two-thirds of cobalt and lithium processing capacity. That only changes if bulk minerals can move to port cheaply and reliably. Two corridors drive this"
X Link 2026-02-13T13:09Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"3/5 Atlantic route: Angolas Lobito Corridor. A [----] km rail-to-port line from the Port of Lobito to the DRC border plus a planned [---] km extension to Kolwezi in the Copperbelt. This corridor runs under a 30-year concession"
X Link 2026-02-13T13:09Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"4/5 Indian Ocean route: Tanzanias Central Corridor. Rail plans from Dar es Salaam to the interior via Isaka linking toward Rwanda with extensions toward Burundi and eastern DRC"
X Link 2026-02-13T13:09Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"Cabo Verdes Praia Tech Park opened in [----]. Two years later its 20-plus resident firms already serve clients in Africa Europe and the Americas under a ZEET regime that offers VAT and import-duty exemptions and a [---] % corporate-tax rate. Tiny island big digital ambition"
X Link 2025-06-26T15:49Z [---] followers, 449.3K engagements
"1/5 Africa has some of the most important critical mineral corridors on Earth. DRC produces 74% of the worlds mined cobalt. Mozambique holds [--] million tonnes of graphite reserves and Tanzania holds [--] million tonnes"
X Link 2026-02-13T13:09Z [---] followers, 68.5K engagements
"5/5 Put processing at these port nodes. Start with graphite upgrading and refining. Add cathode materials. Scale to cells and packs. Then move to full EV assembly. As @bradfordcross breaks it down here this is where battery and EV builders should be paying attention"
X Link 2026-02-13T13:09Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"@bradfordcross https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/2022296959311048973t=6LfQwQnxAxEe6e1BPPJRkA&s=19 1/5 Africa has some of the most important critical mineral corridors on Earth. DRC produces 74% of the worlds mined cobalt. Mozambique holds [--] million tonnes of graphite reserves and Tanzania holds [--] million tonnes. https://t.co/B7ut2kWZ4w https://x.com/alphacityinc/status/2022296959311048973t=6LfQwQnxAxEe6e1BPPJRkA&s=19 1/5 Africa has some of the most important critical mineral corridors on Earth. DRC produces 74% of the worlds mined cobalt. Mozambique holds [--] million tonnes of graphite"
X Link 2026-02-13T13:14Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"Its mostly a problem where a lot of the resources and energy are going into politics. Much less is going into actual governance and execution that benefits the people. And so for us this movement of privately managed and operated cities is about having a little bit more separation partnering with the government to agree on what kind of execution parameters were all comfortable with and then delegating the execution more to the private sector. If you have different ideas that are more radical and jump ahead more from what we see in the West today where I think weve built a lot of things wrong."
X Link 2026-01-09T14:55Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"Africa has had [--] successful coups since [----]. [--] hit former French colonies Since [----] almost every successful coup in Africa has hit a Francophone state tied to France. Mali. Burkina Faso. Guinea. Niger. Gabon. Madagascar. Over the same period at least [--] governments have pushed French troops out or closed permanent bases: Mali Burkina Faso Niger Chad Ivory Coast Senegal. France now has no permanent bases left in West Africa. On paper most of these states were independent. In practice defense and cooperation pacts let France base troops intervene in crises and dominate training and equipment"
X Link 2025-12-16T19:35Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"Our founder @bradfordcross spent [--] years in Silicon Valley working on AI and in [----] pivoted to working on Startup Cities. Here he talks about how to blend the fast execution culture of Silicon Valley with the longer innovation cycles in Government and Land Development. What if we treated government the way we treat great tech products AI founder @bradfordcross joins us to talk product-thinking governance innovation and why city-building is the hardest startup in the world. https://t.co/JVBj15Gwjj What if we treated government the way we treat great tech products AI founder @bradfordcross"
X Link 2025-12-11T21:15Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"What if we treated government the way we treat great tech products AI founder @bradfordcross joins us to talk product-thinking governance innovation and why city-building is the hardest startup in the world"
X Link 2025-12-11T14:01Z 16.1K followers, [----] engagements
"Walt Disney pitched EPCOT as a 20000-resident private city on roughly [--] square miles with private governance plus its own taxing and bond authority. Disney World now supports about [------] Florida jobs but the original EPCOT plan was bigger than tourism. It was a U.S. SEZ experiment years before Shenzhen or JAFZA launched. We break it down here: https://alphacity.io/walt-disneys-epcot-as-an-sez/ Did you know Walt @Disney was building the first private city in America Explained by @bradfordcross of @alphacityinc and @twolionsco. Full episode below. https://t.co/Qt7vzp2Qgi"
X Link 2025-12-06T17:47Z [---] followers, [----] engagements
"Did you know Walt @Disney was building the first private city in America Explained by @bradfordcross of @alphacityinc and @twolionsco. Full episode below"
X Link 2025-12-06T14:22Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Each Alpha city is built on an industrial master plan that maps the most strategic industry opportunities to the most strategic advantages of each partner country. AI City brings together two of the strongest pillars for building large-scale AI ecosystems. One gives us the cheapest and greenest baseload on earth for the foreseeable future. The other has the deepest talent and startup ecosystem on the continent. Together they account for the majority of African VC investment startups and STEM talent. Phase [--] models [----] MW of geothermal capacity with [---] MW dedicated to AI compute supporting"
X Link 2025-12-05T17:09Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"Pudong is 1/8000 of China by land but around 1/80 of its GDP and 1/15 of its trade. A $550B district with Lujiazui finance Zhangjiang deep tech and Waigaoqiao trade the worlds busiest container port and 4.8M foreign tourists in [----]. Link to read the full article. https://alphacity.io/part-4-pudong-finance-trade-engine/ https://alphacity.io/part-4-pudong-finance-trade-engine/"
X Link 2025-12-05T16:09Z [---] followers, [--] engagements
"Watch this space: @bradfordcross of @alphacityinc and @twolionsco walking through his plans to build a network of frontier cities across Africa and beyond. It's not a dream ground breaks q1. Links below for full podcast episode one"
X Link 2025-12-03T13:29Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"In [----] Shenzhen was a fishing town of [-----]. Today it builds 90% of the worlds electronics. How does a city pull that off in one generation"
X Link 2025-11-28T16:12Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"In [----] it became Chinas first Special Economic Zone ( SEZ ) a testbed for open markets and foreign investment. Its border with Hong Kong gave it direct access to capital logistics and export buyers"
X Link 2025-11-28T16:12Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"Starting deep dive on @alphacityinc at rc at Network School w/ @bradfordcross & @James_of_Arc"
X Link 2025-10-04T03:21Z 17K followers, [----] engagements
"If you cant run a 10k person company where you basically have dictatorial powers how will you run a country @bradfordcross Some quotes by @bradfordcross during his fireside chat with @James_of_Arc at @thenetworkstate today: Governance matters. We cant afford this anymore - theyre going to ruin everything. (When he decided governance was the biggest problem to hack on) If you cant run a 10k Some quotes by @bradfordcross during his fireside chat with @James_of_Arc at @thenetworkstate today: Governance matters. We cant afford this anymore - theyre going to ruin everything. (When he decided"
X Link 2025-10-04T13:41Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"Some quotes by @bradfordcross during his fireside chat with @James_of_Arc at @thenetworkstate today: Governance matters. We cant afford this anymore - theyre going to ruin everything. (When he decided governance was the biggest problem to hack on) If you cant run a 10k person company where you basically have dictatorial powers how will you run a country (why new governance models are needed) Regulation doesnt have to be bad; protocolization can enable decentralization. (eg his model for federated startup cities with @alphacityinc) A pop-up is a GTM strategy (for a new city; referenced the"
X Link 2025-10-04T05:01Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Chinas SEZ edge came from rules that cut risk and time. In [----] Deng announced the Open Door policy and reopened China to trade and investment. In [----] China launched SEZs as test sites. Through the late 1980s and early 1990s zones gained local law-making power; Shenzhen reached provincial status in [----] and legislative power in [----]. From the 2000s to now FTZs have standardized tax holidays faster customs clearer profit repatriation and sector programs. The core mechanics stayed simple: about 15% corporate income tax in zones versus 33% national at the time long land leases duty-free inputs"
X Link 2025-10-01T12:50Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"How China used SEZs to grow GDP from $149.5B in [----] to $17.8T in [----]. Today SEZs account for: 22% of GDP 60% of exports 45% of FDI 30M jobs. Launched in [----] Shenzhen Zhuhai Shantou and Xiamen on the southeast coast were in close proximity to Hong Kong. The island's GDP was about $28.86B in [----] with about $5700 per capita. China's per capita was about $309. Our research shows how a pattern of approvals in days clear capital and land rules and predictable customs contributed to the success. Read more here: https://alphacity.io/why-china-leads-in-sezs/"
X Link 2025-09-26T17:42Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
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