China’s Global Mega-Projects Are Falling Apart
January 29th, 2023
Courtesy of The Wall Street Journal, a look at the growing number of China BRI infrastructure projects plagued with construction flaws, adding more costs to a program already criticized for leading countries deeper into debt: Built near a spewing volcano, it was the biggest infrastructure project ever in this country, a concrete colossus bankrolled by […]
Read more »U.S. To Launch Talks On Economic Partnership With 11 Western Hemisphere Nations
January 29th, 2023
Via The Washington Post, a report on US plans to begin discussions on regional economic cooperation with 11 Latin American nations: The Biden administration said Friday that it would begin negotiations with 11 mostly Latin American nations on an agreement designed to promote regional economic cooperation without offering greater access to the U.S. market for […]
Read more »Counterfeiting, Contraband, Cocaine: How Panama’s Trade Hub Lost Its Lustre
January 29th, 2023
Courtesy of The Guardian, a report on how Panama’s Colón free trade zone was meant to be hub for the Americas but, instead, has become a byword for drugs, gangs and violence: In the Colón Free Trade Zone, near the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal, the dated Perspex and glass buildings are emblazoned with brand names […]
Read more »Nigeria Bets On Chinese-Funded Port To Drive Economic Growth
January 29th, 2023
Via AP News, a report on Nigeria’s Chinese-built and -funded $1.5 billion deep seaport in the commercial hub of Lagos which authorities hope will help grow the West African nation’s ailing economy: Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has marked the opening of a $1.5 billion, Chinese-funded deep seaport in the commercial hub of Lagos that authorities hope […]
Read more »EU Lines Up 70 Projects To Rival China’s Belt and Road Infrastructure Spending
January 29th, 2023
Via Politico, a report on – in its effort to take on China’s BRI – recent EU decisions to prioritize 70 international infrastructure projects: The European Union’s riposte to China’s web of trade and infrastructure projects spanning the globe is finally getting real. Europe’s flagship Global Gateway projects seek to offer developing countries an alternative to […]
Read more »China’s Mining Ambitions In Afghanistan Haunted By Militants
January 27th, 2023
Courtesy of Nikkei Asia, a look at how ISIS-K has stepped up threats and attacks in Afghanistan as Beijing eyes the nation’s oil and copper: Escalating threats from Islamist militants are casting doubt on the future of big-money Chinese mining projects in Afghanistan. Earlier this month, Xinjiang Central Asia Petroleum and Gas (CAPEIC) signed a 25-year oil […]
Read more »Focusing primarily on The New Seven Sisters - the largely state owned petroleum companies from the emerging world that have become key players in the oil & gas industry as identified by Carola Hoyos, Chief Energy Correspondent for The Financial Times - but spanning other nascent opportunities around the globe that may hold potential in the years ahead, Wildcats & Black Sheep is a place for the adventurous to contemplate & evaluate the emerging markets of tomorrow.