China’s EV Strategy
September 21st, 2022
Via Asia Power Watch, an interesting look at China’s EV strategy: According to the successive Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports, transportation is a major polluter with around 7.3 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. 97% of transportation-induced greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions are CO2 from fuel combustion. Among its recommendations to mitigate […]
Read more »Laos and New Silk Road: On Track To Dependence on China?
September 20th, 2022
Via Der Spiegel, a report on how Laos’ new high-speed rail connection connecting the capital to China is a boon for many but is it a luxury it can really afford? They are all gathered in front of the railway station. Mothers from the capital with infants in their arms and holding hands with small […]
Read more »Uganda Confirms Mega Pipeline Project Despite European Criticism
September 20th, 2022
Via The Africa Report, an article on Uganda’s determination to proceed with an oil pipeline mega-project despite European criticism: Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni announced on 16 September that the Lake Albert oil megaproject, planned with the French group TotalEnergies, would go ahead despite a European Parliament resolution criticising “human rights violations” against opponents. The project “will […]
Read more »Indonesia’s Unexpected Success Story
September 20th, 2022
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on how Indonesia’s economy is prospering despite the sense of crisis elsewhere: In 2013, the US investment bank Morgan Stanley dubbed Indonesia as one the “fragile five”, a group of emerging economies that it believed were especially vulnerable to a jump in interest rates in the US. Almost a […]
Read more »Iran, Qatar Sign World’s Largest Saffron Trade Agreement
September 20th, 2022
Via the Iran Project, a report on a new trade agreement between Iran and Qatar: The largest trade agreement in the field of saffron between Iran and Qatar was signed in the presence of political and economic figures of the two countries. The agreement was reached during the meeting of Qatari Minister of Finance Ali […]
Read more »Argentina Formalizes Its BRICS Membership Application
September 20th, 2022
Via MercoPress, a report on Argentina’s BRICS application: Argentina has sent a BRICS’ formal membership application to Chinese authorities this week. Beijing since last June current holds the chair of the Brazil, Russia, India, China and South African powerful trade and cooperation block The submission of the document was celebrated by the Argentine ambassador to […]
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.