Seeking Access to Congo’s Metals, White House Aims to Ease Sanctions
May 23rd, 2024
Via the New York Times, a report on a deal to allow the Israeli billionaire Dan Gertler to cash out his mining positions in the Democratic Republic of Congo has enraged human rights activists and some government officials. Three years after Biden administration officials tightened sanctions on a billionaire Israeli mining executive for corrupt business […]
Read more »Microsoft and G42 Announce $1B Digital Ecosystem Initiative for Kenya
May 23rd, 2024
Via Microsoft, a report on a new $1 billion comprehensive digital ecosystem initiative for Kenya Microsoft Corp. and G42 on Wednesday announced a comprehensive package of digital investments in Kenya, as part of an initiative with the Republic of Kenya’s Ministry of Information, Communications and the Digital Economy. In collaboration with Microsoft and other stakeholders, […]
Read more »Georgia’s Tacit Pivot to China
May 23rd, 2024
Via The Diplomat, a look at China’s emergence as the Georgian government’s prudent alternative to Russia and the West as it deals with civil upheaval over the alleged pro-Russian “foreign agents” bill: China’s strategic influence in Georgia slips under the radar as the country is caught in a tug-of-war between Russia and the West over […]
Read more »“Gwadar Is The Future”: China and Pakistan’s Troubled Strategic Port on the Arabian Sea
May 22nd, 2024
Via Middle East Institute, a report on Gwadar: During a landmark visit to Islamabad in April 2015, Chinese President Xi Jinping and then-Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif launched the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a flagship project under the umbrella of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Initially valued at $46 billion, the investment pledges soon swelled to […]
Read more »China’s Digital Silk Road: Taking Its Shot at Global Stage
May 22nd, 2024
Via East Asia Forum, a report on China’s Digital Silk Road: China’s Digital Silk Road initiative aims to expand digital technologies in developing countries, posing a challenge to US technological dominance and raising security concerns due to the potential for surveillance and data collection. Despite US sanctions and increased domestic production, Chinese tech companies like […]
Read more »Need Nickel? How Electrifying Transport and Chinese Investment Are Playing Out in the Indonesian Archipelago
May 22nd, 2024
Via the Baker Institute for Public Policy, a report on the interplay between global EV ambitions and Chinese investment in the Indonesian archipelago: On March 8, 2022, the London Metals Exchange (LME) abruptly halted trading in nickel, which had reached a stunning $100,000 per tonne. As noted in many news sources, the LME events were […]
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.