South Korea to Tap Africa as China Tightens Graphite Controls
October 25th, 2023
Via Bloomberg, a report that South Korea is looking towards Africa as China tightens graphite controls: Tanzania and Mozambique among countries under consideration Seoul to seek talks with Beijing for smooth graphite trade South Korea is looking to African countries to secure graphite as China tightens its exports controls over the key material used in […]
Read more »Billion-Dollar Airport Whets Cambodia Appetite for Chinese Investment
October 25th, 2023
Courtesy of Nikkei Asia, a look at how – as Siem Reap’s new airport opens, Cambodia’s PM Hun Manet looks for more Belt and Road money: Planes have begun landing at a new Chinese-built airport near the city of Siem Reap, the latest symbol of how Cambodia is pinning its hopes for infrastructure investment on its […]
Read more »The Fastest Growing Economies In 2024
October 25th, 2023
Courtesy of Visual Capitalist, a graphical look at the fastest growing economies in 2024: Which countries will see the most economic growth in 2024? To answer this question, we’ve visualized GDP growth forecasts from the IMF’s October 2023 World Economic Outlook. Unsurprisingly, many of these countries are located in Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa—two of the world’s […]
Read more »Indonesia’s China-Powered ‘Ecocity’ Not So Clean or Green
October 25th, 2023
Via the Asia Times, a look at the dirty side of clean energy in Indonesia where citizen face eviction over a China-backed plan to turn their island into a solar panel ‘ecocity’: I first visited Rempang island in the summer of 2022. Greeting me were lush fields lined with coconut and banana trees, picture-book fishing […]
Read more »DP World Wins Bid to Run Part of Tanzanian Port for 30 Years
October 24th, 2023
Via Bloomberg, a report on DP World’s winning bid to run part of the Dar es Salaam port: Dubai-based firm to invest $250 million to upgrade facilities Investment may rise to $1 billion over the concession period DP World Ltd. won a bid to operate part of Tanzania’s Dar es Salaam port and will invest more […]
Read more »South Korea Wins 46 Saudi Arabia Energy, Infrastructure Projects
October 24th, 2023
Via Nikkei Asia, an article on South Korean engagement with Saudi Arabia: The South Korean government is pushing infrastructure and energy technology exports to Saudi Arabia, with 46 corporate deals and basic agreements signed during President Yoon Suk Yeol’s visit to the Middle Eastern country. Yoon and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attended a bilateral investment […]
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.