How China’s Communist Party is building political schools, and influence, in Africa
August 8th, 2024
Via South China Morning Post, a report on how China’s Communist Party is building political schools, and influence, in Africa: Kenya’s ruling United Democratic Alliance is the latest African political party to benefit from China’s soft power push to promote its development model and ideology on the continent. UDA officials visiting China in May clinched a […]
Read more »Serbia’s Strongman Ruler Leans West With Lithium Deal
August 8th, 2024
Courtesy of The Financial Times, commentary on Russia’s displeasure with the latest sign that President Aleksandar Vu?i? is integrating his economy with Europe and the US: While the world was waiting eagerly to see if President Joe Biden would renounce his candidacy, German chancellor Olaf Scholz, almost unnoticed, was visiting Belgrade. Unheralded and arranged at short […]
Read more »UAE Business Hub Eyes Chinese Businesses Amid ‘Very, Very Strong’ China Ties
August 8th, 2024
Via South China Morning Post, a report on Expo City Dubai which is eyeing Chinese firms to take up residency at the one of the newest business hubs in the UAE amid China’s growing ties with the Middle East: From start-ups to universities, a Dubai government-backed developer has increased efforts to lure Chinese businesses to […]
Read more »Philippines’ New Autonomous Region Aims To Be Halal Industry Hub
August 7th, 2024
Via Nikkei Asia, an article on southwest Mindanao’s efforts to become a halal industry hub are attracting investment from Malaysia, Mideast: The autonomous government set to be established on the Philippine island of Mindanao next year will aim to be a hub for the halal industry in Southeast Asia, partly thanks to foreign investments from […]
Read more »Qatar Invests in US-Backed Fund To Loosen China Dominance of Critical Minerals
August 6th, 2024
Courtesy of The Financial Times, an article on a first such collaboration between western and Gulf states to challenge Asian nation over supply of clean energy minerals: Qatar has invested in a US-backed initiative designed to loosen China’s dominance of minerals critical to clean energy in the first such collaboration between a western and Gulf […]
Read more »India–Myanmar–Thailand Trilateral Highway: Road To Regional Economic Connectivity
August 6th, 2024
Via East Asia Forum, a report on the India–Myanmar–Thailand Trilateral Highway which aims to bolster regional economic integration and expand India’s influence in Southeast Asia. But despite its potential benefits, the project has faced significant delays due to political instability in Myanmar, financial constraints and security concerns. Ethnic conflict and bureaucratic hurdles have further complicated […]
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.