Italian Oil Giant Eni To Invest $10B in Côte d’Ivoire
December 7th, 2023
Courtesy of The Africa Report, an article on ENI’s plans to invest $10B in Côte d’Ivoire: In the past two years, Abidjan has become one of Eni CEO Claudio Descalzi’s favourite destinations. Italian oil giant Eni plans to invest $10bn, alongside Côte d’Ivoire’s national oil company Petroci, in the development and exploitation of its Baleine […]
Read more »Ethiopia’s Call for Foreign Investment In Its Banking Sector Comes With Strings
December 7th, 2023
Via Semafor, commentary on Ethiopia’s call for foreign investment in its banking sector: Ethiopia’s central bank is fast-tracking the rollout of a new legal framework to spur foreign competition in the local banking sector while simultaneously imposing strict limits on the role of foreign players. The central bank governor told parliament last week that a framework […]
Read more »AMEA Power To Develop Solar, Wind, Green Hydrogen in Mauritania
December 7th, 2023
Via Energy, Capital, and Power, a report on an Emirati firm’s plans to develop solar, wind, and green hydrogen in Mauritania: Emirati renewable energy firm, AMEA Power, inked two Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) during COP28 on December 3 for the development of a 100 MW wind farm and 100 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) plant in […]
Read more »Mexico’s New Miltary Run Commercial Airline Will Start Flying With Miltary Planes After Lease Falls Through
December 7th, 2023
Via Paddle Your Own Canoe, a report that Mexico’s new miltary-run commercial airline will start flying with miltary planes after lease deal falls through: The Mexican government’s plan to revive the defunct Mexicana airline brand has run into a snag after a lease deal for up to 10 Boeing 737 jets fell through at the last […]
Read more »Petrobras Looks to China for Green Partners – and More Oil
December 7th, 2023
Via Dialogo Chino, a report on Petrobras, Brazil’s state oil firm, which has signed deals with Chinese companies on clean energy and oil exploration: As the COP28 climate conference opens in Dubai next week, Brazil will be presenting a contradiction to the world: while promising to accelerate its energy transition, the country continues to invest massively in oil. One […]
Read more »Forget Netflix and Disney: A Local Streaming Service is King in Indonesia
December 7th, 2023
Via Rest of World, a look at how Indonesia’s Vidio cracked the code for what the masses actually watch, drawing tens of millions with teen fiction adaptations and premium sports. In late October, football fans across Indonesia roared from their living rooms as rivals Chelsea and Manchester United clashed in the English Premier League. They […]
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