Bulgaria and Serbia Diversify Energy Supplies
February 2nd, 2023
Via the Washington Post, an article on Bulgaria and Serbia recent construction launch of the Bulgarian part of a gas link that is designed to diversify the energy supplies of a region that until recently was almost fully dependent on natural gas deliveries from Russia: The presidents of Bulgaria and Serbia on Wednesday launched the […]
Read more »The China-Myanmar Economic Corridor, 2 Years After the Coup
February 2nd, 2023
Courtesy of The Diplomat, a look at how – after some initial hesitation – China is moving CMEC ahead in tandem with Myanmar’s military rulers – at least where the situation is stable enough to do so: Xi Jinping’s visit to Myanmar in January 2020, the first by a Chinese president in almost 20 years, […]
Read more »Cobalt Red: How DRC’s ‘Dirty’ Mines Power ‘Clean’ Energy
February 2nd, 2023
Via NPR, a look at how ‘modern-day slavery’ in the Congo powers the rechargeable battery economy Smartphones, computers and electric vehicles may be emblems of the modern world, but, says Siddharth Kara, their rechargeable batteries are frequently powered by cobalt mined by workers laboring in slave-like conditions in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Kara, a […]
Read more »Inside Naspers: Africa’s Most Valuable Company
January 31st, 2023
Via Tech Safari, a look at Naspers, Africa’s most valuable company: This African company has a $90 billion dollar market cap. It’s not a mining company, or a bank. It’s Naspers – an internet and technology company from South Africa. But when Naspers started in 1915, it was a traditional media company. Today, Naspers’ wealth […]
Read more »Saudi Arabia To Invest $266B In ‘Cleaner’ Energy
January 31st, 2023
Via Energy Daily, a report that Saudi Arabia plans to invest $266 bn in ‘cleaner’ energy: Saudi Arabia plans to invest more than $266 billion to produce cleaner electricity and expand its power grid, the kingdom’s energy minister said Monday. Speaking at a forum organised by Saudi oil giant Aramco, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said the […]
Read more »Archrivals China, India Move In To Fund Same Bangladesh Port
January 31st, 2023
Courtesy of Nikkei Asia, an article on China and India’s interests in investing in the development and modernization of Bangladesh’s Mongla port: China and India are stepping forward to invest in the same Bangladeshi port, raising eyebrows as the regional rivals compete for influence in the South Asian country. The two have zeroed in on the […]
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