A Tale of 3 Nations: Debt Restructuring in Ghana, Zambia, and Sri Lanka
November 6th, 2023
Via The Diplomat, a look at what Ghana, Zambia, and Sri Lanka can tell us about the global debt problem – and China’s role in both debt distress and debt relief: The issue of global debt distress is a matter of great concern, not just for the affected developing nations but also for developed countries […]
Read more »The U.S. Can Counter China’s Control of Minerals for the Energy Transition
November 6th, 2023
Courtesy of The New York Times, commentary on U.S. efforts to counter China’s control of strategic minerals: China recently rattled the world’s electric vehicle supply chains by announcing new export controls on graphite, a key component of lithium-ion batteries. If China uses the export controls, which take effect on Dec. 1, to reduce exports of […]
Read more »North Korea Closing Some Diplomatic Missions: A Sign of Economic Trouble?
November 6th, 2023
Via AP News, a report that North Korea is closing some diplomatic missions in what may be a sign of its economic troubles: North Korea confirmed Friday that it’s closing some of its diplomatic missions abroad, a move that rival South Korea suspects is likely the latest sign of the North’s economic troubles amid persistent international […]
Read more »Saudi Arabia Looks to China to Help Build Up Its Renewables Industry
November 6th, 2023
Via Caixin Global, an article on growing partnership between Saudi Arabia and China around renewables: Saudi Arabia will be counting on partnerships with Chinese companies to help the Gulf country build up a renewable energy industry of its own, according to an executive at its sovereign wealth fund. “We have huge demands for renewables and […]
Read more »AfDB Approves Namibia’s N$3.6B Rail Infrastructure Loan
November 6th, 2023
Via NamBusinessExpress, a report that the African Development Bank has approved a N$3.6 billion rail infrastructure loan: The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved a loan of $196.43 million (about N$3.6 billion) for Namibia to implement the second phase of its Transport Infrastructure Improvement Project (TIIP). The loan, approved […]
Read more »Malaysia’s Petronas to Invest $1.6bn In Indian Green Ammonia
November 5th, 2023
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on Malaysia’s Petronas’ plan to invest $1.6bn in Indian green ammonia: Malaysian state-owned energy company Petronas is set to invest $1.6bn in an Indian green ammonia venture, in a boost to New Delhi’s ambitions to export energy. The investment by Petronas’s Gentari renewables division will give it a 30 […]
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.