China’s Economic Slowdown Is a Wakeup Call for Latin America
February 9th, 2024
Via World Politics Review, a report on the impact that China’s economic slowdown may have upon Latin America: Over the past two decades, as China’s breakneck economic growth turned it into the engine of the global economy, Beijing became an increasingly powerful player in Latin America. It displaced the United States, long the top trading […]
Read more »Indonesia And China’s Trains
February 9th, 2024
Via Eurasia Review, commentary on China’s significant investment presence in Indonesia: China’s huge leverage in Indonesia has impacted Indonesia’s economic development. Over a decade, China has never been absent as the main of Indonesia’s trading partner. In the Jokowi era, for example, the Chinese investment reached nearly US$8 billion by 2022. According to the Indonesia […]
Read more »For First Time in Two Decades, U.S. Buys More From Mexico Than China
February 8th, 2024
Via The New York Times, a report on data showing that the United States bought more goods from Mexico than China in 2023 for the first time in 20 years, evidence of how much global trade patterns have shifted: In the depths of the pandemic, as global supply chains buckled and the cost of shipping […]
Read more »Fancy a Safari? African Countries On Hunt for Lion’s Share of Chinese Tourists
February 8th, 2024
Via South China Morning Post, an article on African tour operators’ efforts to lure more Chinese tourists: After three years cut off from China’s sprawling pool of cash-strapped travellers, tourism operators in countries such as Tanzania are moving fast to lure them back However, Africa remains a niche travel destination, and there are abundant challenges […]
Read more »Wall Street Shuns China for Asian Neighbor
February 8th, 2024
Courtesy of Newsweek, an article on Wall Street’s growing transition towards India instead of China: Wall Street giants are betting on India’s future growth potential over China as Beijing’s economic performance falters. Investment bank Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley have endorsed New Delhi’s economic potential over China, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday. This realignment in global investment […]
Read more »How China’s EVs are Taking Thailand by Storm
February 8th, 2024
Via The Diplomat, a look at how Chinese EV automakers have succeeded in the Thai market by adopting comprehensive localization strategies: China’s electric vehicles (EVs) have made serious inroads in Southeast Asia in recent years. Around 75 percent of the region’s EV market is made up of Chinese vehicles. The sales of China’s Wuling Air EV increased […]
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.