Sino-Pakistani Ties Steam Ahead With Proposed Rail Project
May 3rd, 2023
Courtesy of The Diplomat, an article on a planned $58 billion railway line to link the Pakistani port city of Gwadar with Kashgar in China’s Xinjiang province: China’s proposed $58 billion railway project aimed at connecting Pakistan’s port of Gwadar to Kashgar in Western China is set to revolutionize trade and geopolitics in the region […]
Read more »Chinese State-Owned Firm To Build Major Sri Lanka Port Complex
May 2nd, 2023
Via Energy Daily, an article on a Chinese state-owned firm’s plans to build major Sri Lanka port complex: A Chinese state-owned firm said on Monday it plans to take its investment in Sri Lanka to $2 billion by building a major logistics hub. Sri Lanka is looking to kickstart its economic recovery after defaulting on […]
Read more »Taliban In ‘No Hurry’ To Agree $10B Lithium Deal With China
May 2nd, 2023
Via The Frontier Post, a report on Afghanistan’s response to China’s interest in its lithium: The Taliban said on Monday they were not in a hurry to give China access to Afghanistan’s lithium reserves, despite an offer to pay for access to the rich deposits of the metal. Afghanistan has abundant mineral riches, which also […]
Read more »Pakistan’s Economic Crisis: What Went Wrong?
May 2nd, 2023
Courtesy of The Diplomat, a look at Pakistan’s economic crisis: In March-April, the Pakistan government set up distribution sites across the country to provide sasta aur muft aata (low-cost and free flour) to people to ease their burden amid spiraling prices and the ongoing economic crisis in the country. But instead of doing good, the […]
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.