Bengal Lights for the Belt and Road Initiative: Specifics of Bangladesh Policy
February 22nd, 2023
Via the Russian Council, a look at Bangladesh’s engagement with China’s BRI: Bangladesh has been boasting the highest economic growth rates among the countries of South Asia over the past 10 years. The nation’s GDP per capita has reached USD 2,500, a number that surpasses those of the neighboring India and Pakistan. Dhaka is keen on fostering […]
Read more »Saudi Arabia To Deposit $1 Billion In Yemen’s Central Bank
February 22nd, 2023
Via Al Monitor, an article on Saudi Arabia’s pledge to deposit $1 billion in Yemen’s central bank: Saudi Arabia will soon give $1 billion to the internationally recognized Yemen government, according to media reports published on Tuesday. Reuters reported that the kingdom will deposit the money into the government’s central bank based in Aden. The move is in […]
Read more »Economic Cooperation Between Indonesia & East-Timor: The Dilemmas Behind Strategic Decision
February 22nd, 2023
Via Modern Diplomacy, commentary on the potential for economic cooperation between Indonesia and Timor Leste: The highlight in ASEAN news for the past few weeks, Indonesia has agreed that East-Timor will be included in the ASEAN agenda for 2023, which Indonesia will be the Chairmanship for this year. However, there are still some polemics among […]
Read more »China’s Clouded Future in Afghanistan
February 22nd, 2023
Courtesy of The Diplomat, a report on China’s future in Afghanistan in light of Islamic State Khorasan Province: More than a year since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, the country is now facing a new terrorist threat that is making it more risky and difficult for China to commit to the region. While the Islamic State […]
Read more »China Beats Tesla to Nigeria’s Lithium Riches
February 21st, 2023
Courtesy of Rest of World, a report on Chinese efforts to build Nigeria’s first lithium processing plant: Kaduna, a state in Nigeria, selected China’s Ming Xin Mineral Separation Nig Ltd. to build the country’s first lithium-processing plant. The move comes around five months after the Nigerian government said it had rejected Tesla’s proposal to purchase […]
Read more »China Tensions Boost Defense Industry At Philippines’ Subic Bay
February 21st, 2023
Via Nikkei Asia, an article on the growing business opportunity for Philippine entities looking to revive US defense industry activity: Rising tensions with China are creating a business opportunity for Philippine officials looking to revive U.S. defense industry activity at the former American naval base in Subic Bay. More than three decades after the withdrawal […]
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.