Malaysia To Build Port Near Kuala Lumpur Amid Supply Chain Shift
June 14th, 2024
Via Nikkei Asia, a report on Malaysia’s plans to build a new port near Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia will build a new container port along the western coast of the Malay Peninsula facing the Malacca Strait, one of the world’s busiest sea lanes, as the country prepares to capture logistics demand created by global supply chain […]
Read more »Saudi Arabia Holds Investment Summit in Brazil, Plans to Invest $15B
June 14th, 2024
Via Al Monitor, an article on Saudi Arabia’s plans to invest $15 billion in Brazil, bolstering already strong economic relations based largely on mining, meat and oil: Saudi Arabia is set to invest billions of dollars in Brazil, a Brazilian official said at a conference in Rio de Janeiro this week, as mining, trade and geopolitical […]
Read more »China: Back To Africa and Doubling Down On Minerals
June 13th, 2024
Via Reuters, an article on how Chinese leaders are citing the billions of dollars for new construction and record two-way trade as evidence of their “win-win” commitment to supporting the continent’s modernisation through the Belt and Road Initiative: China’s flagship economic cooperation program is bouncing back after a lull during the global pandemic, with Africa […]
Read more »How Indonesia Used Chinese Industrial Investments to Turn Nickel into the New Gold
June 13th, 2024
Via the Carnegie Endowment, a report on how China’s Belt and Road Initiative helped build an industrial complex in Indonesia—but contestations at the local and national levels compelled Chinese players to adapt to rapidly shifting Indonesian cross-currents. Summary The Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park (IMIP) in Central Sulawesi is one of the largest Chinese investments in Indonesia, […]
Read more »What Africa Can Learn From China’s Rise
June 13th, 2024
Via Foreign Policy, commentary on what Africa can learn from China and the importance of human capital: Since the big wave of independence from European rule swept Africa in 1960, no country on the continent has joined the exclusive club of the world’s richest nations. Africa is hardly alone in this regard. Since World War […]
Read more »The Challenge with Chinese Investment in Ethiopia’s Industrialization Push
June 13th, 2024
Via Semafor, a report on Chinese investment into Ethiopia: Ethiopia’s state-backed bid to drive industrialization and transform its economy over the last couple of decades has had plenty of support from Chinese investors and operators to create jobs and opportunities for a rapidly growing population. While that support has been welcomed, it’s been rare for […]
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.