Paraguay Defends Ties With Economic Role Model Taiwan, But “Open To Trade With China”
September 22nd, 2023
Via Bloomberg, a report on Paraguay’s economic strategies with Taiwan and China: Ties with Taipei won’t be broken, Santiago Peña said South American country open to trade with China, he added Paraguay’s leader defended his nation’s diplomatic ties with Taiwan and held up the Asian economy’s shift from agriculture to manufacturing as a model to […]
Read more »China’s Sinopec Dives Deeper Into Geothermal Energy
September 22nd, 2023
Courtesy of Caixin Global, a report on China’s Sinopec’s deeper exploration of geothermal energy: China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., the state-owned energy giant known as Sinopec, is making a bigger push into a renewable energy generated by heat within the earth as the country looks to diversify its sources of green energy. Sinopec’s push could serve […]
Read more »Indonesia EV Battery Dream Hits Lithium, U.S., and EU Walls
September 22nd, 2023
Via Nikkei Asia, a look at how the EU’s Green Deal adds another challenge to nickel-rich but coal-reliant Indonesia dream of building a domestic electric vehicle industry: Indonesia’s ambition to use its vast nickel wealth to build an electric vehicle battery industry is hitting major obstacles, with the government failing to secure adequate lithium supplies […]
Read more »A Worrisome Track Record: Lagos Nervous About A Chinese-Built Metro System
September 20th, 2023
Via Semafor, a report on Lagos new train service and hopes it can avoid the trend of poor maintenance that has impacted other Chinese-funded mass transit projects in Africa: A new Lagos train service will need to buck the trend of poor maintenance that has blighted other Chinese-funded mass transit projects in Africa in order […]
Read more »Kazakhstan: Building More Connections With The World
September 20th, 2023
Via Nikkei Asia, commentary from Murat Nurtleu – deputy prime minister and foreign minister of Kazakhstan – on his nation’s economic program which aims to boost Europe-Asia cargo flows and accelerate the green transition: Kazakhstan is charting a reform course that will reverberate beyond its borders as it seeks to boost economic growth and attract […]
Read more »Iran Hopes to Play Spoiler With Planned EU-India Corridor
September 19th, 2023
Via The Jamestown Foundation, commentary on Iran’s motivations to play ‘spoiler’ with the planned EU-India Corridor: On September 9, at the G20 summit in New Delhi, United States President Joe Biden signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with India and a number of Middle Eastern countries and European Union member states. The agreement aims to create […]
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.