Should EU Aim For Its Own ‘Belt and Road’?
July 26th, 2023
Courtesy of The Financial Times, commentary on whether the EU should aim for its own Belt and Road, given its need for more and closer allies on issues like supply chains, tech rules and climate change: On paper, the EU should be an attractive partner for many low- and middle-income countries across the globe. It […]
Read more »Singapore’s GIC Eyes India, Indonesia, Vietnam amid China Pivot
July 26th, 2023
Courtesy of NikkeiAsia, a report on Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund pivoting from investments in China, towards India, Indonesia, and Vietnam: Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC is looking at investing more in emerging markets such as India, Indonesia and Vietnam, as businesses rush to diversify their production outside China amid rising tensions between Washington and Beijing. […]
Read more »China Envoy Calls Kenya Economic Ties a ‘Win-Win’
July 26th, 2023
Via the East African, a report on China’s economic partnership with Kenya: China’s top diplomat Wang Yi during a visit to Kenya on Saturday praised the two countries’ economic partnership as a “win-win”, according to a statement from the Chinese authorities. Kenya and China have “become good friends with mutual trust in politics and good […]
Read more »What Could a New Era Mean for Latin America?
July 25th, 2023
Courtesy of McKinsey, a report on how current global challenges could usher in a new era for Latin American economies: At a glance The current global upheaval may feel unprecedented, but there have been similar periods of acute disruption in recent history, each of which gave birth to a new era with its own distinctive […]
Read more »Algeria and China: Expand Tech Ties and Build On BRI Relationship
July 25th, 2023
Via South China Morning Post, a report on recent meetings between Algeria’s President and China’s Xi Jinping in Beijing to expand tech ties and build on their belt-and-road relationship: Abdelmadjid Tebboune talks with the Chinese president following a meeting with Vladimir Putin in Russia last month China has had a heavy presence in Algeria’s infrastructure […]
Read more »Bolivia’s Lithium Reserves Even Larger Than Previously Estimated
July 25th, 2023
Via Quartz, a report that Bolivia’s lithium reserves are even larger than it previously estimated Bolivia officially has the largest lithium reserves in the world, according to the country’s president Luis Arce. Arce confirmed yesterday (July 20) that Bolivia’s reserves of the valuable metal increased from 2 million tons to 23 million tons after extensive geological studies of […]
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.