Growing Chinese Investment In Egypt’s Suez Canal Economic Zone
August 31st, 2024
Via Xinhua, a look at the growing Chinese investment partnership with Egypt: Chinese investments have been growing in Egypt’s Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone), highlighting a promising future for the trade hub around the vital Suez Canal, chairman of the General Authority of the SCZone Waleid Gamal El-Dein said in a recent interview with Xinhua. […]
Read more »BRICS: A Bad Bet For ASEAN Economies
August 31st, 2024
Via Nikkei Asia, commentary on why Indonesia is right to reject the bloc for economic, geographic and geopolitical reasons: The allure of joining the BRICS economic bloc has captured the attention of several Southeast Asian nations, such as Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam. But beyond the headline-grabbing potential of increased trade and investment, crucial […]
Read more »U.S. Signs Pact to Build Small Modular Nuclear Plant in Ghana
August 30th, 2024
Via Bloomberg, an article on U.S. plans to build small modular nuclear plants in Ghana: The US-backed project would be Ghana’s first nuclear plant Gas-powered plants account for about half of country’s energy The US has agreed to help build Ghana’s first small modular reactor project in a push to promote nuclear technology as a cleaner energy […]
Read more »Zambia Plans State Firm to Own 30% of Critical Minerals Mines
August 30th, 2024
Courtesy of Bloomberg, a report on Zambia’s plan to establish a state-owned entity to own 30% of all critical mineral mines: Mining minister wants more benefits from energy transition African nation has ambitious goals for copper production Zambia plans to establish an investment company that will control at least 30% of critical minerals production from […]
Read more »The World’s Coffee Mostly Comes From Two Countries. That’s a Problem
August 30th, 2024
Via Bloomberg, a look at the consolidation of global coffee production in Brazil and Vietnam: Consolidation in Brazil, Vietnam poses risk in warming world Small producers from Cuba to Thailand could be key to future Coffee from Peru, Thailand and other smaller producers used to be a luxury for dedicated drinkers particular about their morning […]
Read more »Africa, China, and the Race for Critical Minerals: A New Focus for FOCAC?
August 30th, 2024
Courtesy of The Diplomat, an article on the potential of the upcoming Forum on China-Africa Cooperation to play a role in the global critical mineral race: As Beijing prepares for the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), scheduled to take place from September 4 to 6, there is a sense of anticipation […]
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.