Angola Invites Foreign Investors to Seize Oil and Gas Block Opportunities
March 28th, 2024
Via Energy, Capital & Power, a report on Angola’s effort to attract foreign investment in the hydrocarbon sector: Angola’s investment outlook for the next five years is estimated at $60 billion, with the country’s next licensing round – organized under a six-year program launched in 2019 – slated for 2025. The round is expected to […]
Read more »Saudi Aramco Eyes Cooperation With China Beyond Just Oil
March 28th, 2024
Via Caixin Global, a report on Saudi Aramco’s interest in investing in, and cooperating with, China in the fields of chemicals, green materials, energy transition and digital innovation: Saudi Aramco sees opportunities to invest in and cooperate with China in the fields of chemicals, green materials, energy transition and digital innovation, said Amin Nasser, president […]
Read more »Afghanistan Sees Pakistan Trade Route As Most Viable Despite Tensions
March 28th, 2024
Via the Frontier Post, a report on Afghan-Pakistan trade: Modaser Islami, Rehmat Mehsud Afghans say access to international markets through Pakistan is still the most viable option for their landlocked country, as bilateral trade talks took place in Kabul this week to resolve obstructions amid heightened border tensions. The neighboring countries have traded blame in […]
Read more »PetroChina Does Business As Usual With Russia
March 28th, 2024
Courtesy of Nikkei Asia, a report on the Chinese state oil group’s ongoing energy ties with Moscow: Chinese state-owned energy groups continue to buy crude oil and natural gas from Russia, executives said this week, even as Western countries impose sanctions meant to cut off Moscow’s funding for its war on Ukraine. PetroChina, the core listed […]
Read more »China’s Exports To Central Asia Are Booming
March 28th, 2024
Via Asia Times, a report on China’s growing commercial engagement with Central Asia: Central Asia is becoming one of Eurasia’s main trade and transit hubs, with Kazakhstan in the forefront. Sino-Central Asian trade turnover stood atUS$89.4 billion at the end of 2023, a 27% increase over the 2022 level of US$70.2 billion, according to China’s Customs Agency. Of that total, US$61.4 billion represented Chinese exports to the region. Trade between China and Kazakhstan alone clocked […]
Read more »North Korea’s Increasing Isolation
March 27th, 2024
Courtesy of The Wall Street Journal, a report on North Korea’s increasing isolation: North Korea, already one of the world’s most isolated countries, has walled itself off further over the past years, data and satellite images show, with devastating effects for its population. Satellite images and trade data analyzed by Human Rights Watch document how when Covid-19 hit, […]
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