Indonesia’s EV Drive Faces Geopolitical Headwinds
July 13th, 2024
Via Nikkei Asia, a look at how Jakarta is betting big on producing electric vehicles, but so are much larger powers: Indonesia is determined to capitalize on the green industries of tomorrow, but its path to success is being complicated by the reemergence of industrial policy and economic protectionism. The recent imposition of tariffs by the U.S. […]
Read more »Mixed Martial Arts’ PFL Set To Host First African Competition Next Year
July 13th, 2024
Via Bloomberg, a report on the Professional Fighters League plans to host its first African competition next year: The Professional Fighters League will hold its first African competition next year, with Nigeria set to be a key venue in the latest expansion for the Mixed Martial Arts company that’s now valued at about $1 billion, […]
Read more »Too Hot To Handle: How Orano is Fighting to Keep Its Last Uranium Mine in Niger
July 11th, 2024
Courtesy of The Africa Report, an article on how Orano is fighting to keep its last uranium mine in Niger: The French nuclear group, having just lost its operating permit for the Imouraren project, faces difficulties with SOMAIR in the Arlit mining complex, in its latest standoff with the Nigerien junta. The French group Orano (formerly Areva) […]
Read more »Rise of Chinese Surveillance Tech in Africa: Development or Espionage?
July 11th, 2024
Courtesy of The Africa Report, commentary on the growing deployment of Chinese CCTV equipment in African cities: Chinese technology companies like Huawei and ZTE are contributing to smart city development on the continent, but analysts warn that their tools provide authoritarian governments with the means to spy on citizens and promote repression. More than a […]
Read more »Diversifying Investment in Indonesia’s Mining Sector
July 11th, 2024
Via CSIS, a report on Indonesia’s mining sector: Indonesia is the world’s largest nickel producer and produces significant quantities of copper, cobalt, tin, and gold. In 2023, mining contributed to 11.9 percent of Indonesia’s gross domestic product. Over the last 15 years, Indonesia has imposed—and at times loosened—bans on raw resource exports and local ownership requirements. While […]
Read more »China’s BYD To Invest $1B in Turkey for EV Plant
July 10th, 2024
Via Nikkei Asia, a report on BYD’s plans to invest $1B into a Turkish EV plant: Chinese electric-vehicle maker BYD will invest $1 billion in Turkey to set up an EV and plug-in hybrid vehicle factory with an annual capacity of 150,000 units, creating a second European production and export hub after the one it […]
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.