Courtesy of The Diplomat, an article on the two gulf states’ growing diplomatic and economic outreach to southeast Asia: Early last month, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, the president of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), met with Vietnam’s Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan in Abu Dhabi. The meeting was ostensibly for discussions on the upcoming […]
Read more »Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on recent statements from the DRC’s state mining group about cobalt market dominance and dynamics: The new head of Gécamines, the Democratic Republic of Congo’s state mining company, said the country had missed the opportunity to leverage its dominance in the cobalt market and attract investment off the […]
Read more »Via The Africa Report, an article on the Western Sahara’s fisheries deal with the EU: Despite its famed reputation for desert landscapes, exuding a perpetual air of desolation, Western Sahara is blessed with bountiful natural resources. From harbouring some of the world’s most critical phosphate reserves – essential fertilisers for agricultural production – to coastal […]
Read more »Courtesy of Foreign Policy, analysis of India’s potential to surpass China: When India overtook China in April to become the world’s most populous nation, observers wondered: Will New Delhi surpass Beijing to become the next global superpower? India’s birth rate is almost twice that of China. And India has outpaced China in economic growth for […]
Read more »Via Times of Central Asia, a report that Afghanistan and China are interested in connecting via Wakhan corridor: The Afghan Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MoIC) said that the Islamic Emirate (Taliban-led Afghan government) and China are interested in connecting via the Wakhan corridor, Afghan broadcaster TOLOnews reported. The spokesman for the MoIC, Akhundzada Abdul […]
Read more »Via the Council on Foreign Relations, a detailed look at how – for more than two decades – China has developed close economic and security ties with many Latin American countries, including Brazil and Venezuela: Summary China is South America’s top trading partner and a major source of both foreign direct investment and lending in […]
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