Xi’s Armada Is Winning the Battle for Energy in the South China Sea
April 24th, 2024
Courtesy of Bloomberg, a look at how tensions are soaring, but Southeast Asian nations are struggling to push back on Beijing’s contested claims and tap the energy resources their growing economies need: This was supposed to be the year that Vietnam reaped the benefits from one of its largest natural gas discoveries. An estimated 150 […]
Read more »Tajikistan Keen to Invest at Iran’s Chabahar Strategic Port
April 23rd, 2024
Via Tasnim News, a report on Tajikistan’s interest in investing in Iran’s Chabahar port: The deputy transport minister of Tajikistan said her country is interested in investing at Iran’s Chabahar Port in logistics affairs. In a meeting with Iran’s Deputy Minister of Roads and Urban Development Ali Akbar Safaei, Shayesta Moradzadeh emphasized the interest of […]
Read more »Telecoms Giants From Airtel to Orange Tackle Congo Tax Standoff
April 23rd, 2024
Via Bloomberg, a report on the DRC’s telecommunications market: Little over a quarter of the residents of sub-Saharan Africa’s third-most populous nation have access to the internet. The growth potential in the Democratic Republic of Congo — home to massive deposits of copper, cobalt and other minerals — has companies from Orange to Airtel rushing […]
Read more »Bolivia’s Boom Has Turned to Bust, Fueling an Unlikely Presidential Comeback Bid
April 23rd, 2024
Via Bloomberg, a look at Bolivia, where a long-brewing financial crisis is potentially opening the way for President Luis Arce’s mentor-turned-rival, Evo Morales, to compete once again: In the thin air of El Alto, just below the Andean snowline, shoppers hunt for bargains at stalls selling cheap shoes, school books, cookware or counterfeit clothing. Signs […]
Read more »Gulf States And Central Asian Republics
April 23rd, 2024
Via Eurasia Review, an article on growing linkages between the Gulf states and Central Asia: Trade, transit and energy topped the agenda when foreign ministers from the GCC and Central Asian republics met in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, last week for their second “strategic dialogue”, following an inaugural event in Jeddah last July. The six Gulf states […]
Read more »India Seeks To Secure Critical Mineral Resources In Race For Lithium
April 22nd, 2024
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a look at India efforts to secure critical mineral resources amidst the global race for lithium: India is seeking to shore up its access to critical minerals such as lithium, a government official said, as the world’s most populous country rushes to catch up with rivals including China in the […]
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.