China’s Digital Silk Road (DSR) In Southeast Asia: Progress And Challenges
January 31st, 2024
Via Eurasia Review, a look at China’s Digital Silk Road (DSR) in Southeast Asia: This year marks the 10th anniversary of the launch of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Proposed by President Xi Jinping in 2013, the BRI has become China’s flagship foreign policy to realise the Chinese vision of a “global community of shared future.”[1] […]
Read more »Putting 10,000 EVs on African Roads, the Hard Way
January 31st, 2024
Courtesy of Rest of World, an article on Benin-based Spiro’s efforts to exchange old bikes for electric models across four African countries: In less than two years, Cotonou-headquartered EV company Spiro has put more than 10,000 e-bikes on roads across four African countries. But experts believe the company is incurring huge costs that will make […]
Read more »Chinese Firms To Invest $7B in DRC Mining Infrastructure
January 30th, 2024
Via Reuters, a report on plans by Chinese companies to invest up to $7 billion in Democratic Republic of Congo mining infrastructure: Chinese construction companies will invest up to $7 billion in infrastructure projects as part of an agreement over their Sicomines copper and cobalt joint venture in the Democratic Republic of Congo, they said […]
Read more »Saudi Arabia’s Ambitious African Economic Safari
January 30th, 2024
Courtesy of The Africa Report, a look at Saudi Arabia’s ambitious economic foray into Africa as part of its drive to become a global power that is less reliant on energy: The monarchy hosted a Saudi-Arab-African economic conference in Riyadh in November, where it committed more than $500m into projects and investments in Africa through […]
Read more »Indonesia and Ghana: Beneficiaries of New World Bank $100M Plastic Credits Bond
January 30th, 2024
Courtesy of the Financial Times, a report on an innovative new bond to combat waste, with repayments partially determined by sale of plastic and carbon offset credits: The World Bank and Citi have launched a $100mn bond to combat waste, with repayments partly determined by the sale of plastic and carbon offset credits. The bond, […]
Read more »Ethiopia’s Timely Sea Access Deal With Somaliland
January 30th, 2024
Via Geopolitical Futures, commentary on Ethiopia’s sea access deal with Somaliland: Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s announcement on Jan. 1 of a memorandum of understanding with Somaliland marked a pivotal moment in his country’s long search for unrestricted access to the sea. The agreement would grant Ethiopia access to 20 kilometers (12 miles) of coastline, […]
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.