Archive for the ‘China’ Category

Chinese Firms To Build Namibia’s Largest Solar Power Plant

Via Reuters, a report on plans that will see Chinese firms build Namibia’s largest solar power plant: Namibia’s state-owned power utility NamPower on Monday said it had signed a contract with two Chinese firms to start building the country’s largest solar power plant. The southern African country is a net importer of electricity, relying on […]

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Pakistan and China Pursue Corridor Dream Despite Financial, Security Risks

Via Dialogue Earth, an article on how – despire recent attacks in Pakistan’s Balochistan province and shifting project dynamics, both countries remain committed to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor: More than 50 people were killed in late August during multiple attacks in Pakistan’s impoverished southwestern province of Balochistan. Despite extensive infrastructure investments made in the region, mostly through […]

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Saudi Arabia, China Discuss Investment Opportunities in Lithium, Copper Production

Via Asharq Al Awsat, a report on continued discussions between Saudi Arabia and China around lithium and copper opportunities: Saudi Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Bandar bin Ibrahim Alkhorayef discussed with Chinese mining companies on Friday boosting cooperation in the mining sector and joint investment opportunities in processing and producing lithium used in electric […]

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Beijing Urges Chinese EV Makers To Avoid Investments In Countries Like India and Turkey

Via South China Morning Post, a report that Beijing has urged Chinese EV manufacturers to avoid investing in countries like India and Turkey Chinese electric-vehicle (EV) makers’ drive to go global hit a snag after Beijing urged them to avoid investing in countries like India and Turkey. The Ministry of Commerce convened executives from more […]

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The Coming Clash Between China and the Global South

Via Foreign Policy, an article on the growing tension arising from the West’s decision to protects its markets, which will force China to dump its exports elsewhere—and emerging nations are alarmed: Chinese President Xi Jinping has promised to open his country’s vast economy to the world’s emerging nations, pledging on Sept. 5 to introduce a […]

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China’s Renewed Ambitions in Cabo Verde, the Frontier Between Africa and the EU

Via The Diplomat, an article on China’s new push in the island nation, focused on energy and digital development: After the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) summit in Beijing last week, China has announced a $28 million donation to Cabo Verde, the African island country 570 kilometers (350 mi) off the western coast of the African […]

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Wildcats & Black Sheep is a personal interest blog dedicated to the identification and evaluation of maverick investment opportunities arising in frontier - and, what some may consider to be, “rogue” or “black sheep” - markets around the world.

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.