The New Commodity Superpowers
August 8th, 2023
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a look at nations such as the DRC, Argentina, Chile, and Indonesia, – the countries that produce the metals central to the energy transition who want to rewrite the rules of mineral extraction: The red-brown landscape of Tenke-Fungurume, one of the world’s largest copper and cobalt mines in the Democratic […]
Read more »China Boosts BRI Talks With Indonesia, Guyana and Georgia
August 8th, 2023
Via the South China Morning Post, a report on China’s outreach to Indonesia, Guyana, and Georgia: The global infrastructure strategy is Chinese president’s main talking point during meetings with Joko Widodo, Irfaan Ali and Irakli Garibashvili Xi also discusses the plan with leaders of Mauritania and Burundi on sidelines of World University Games in Chengdu […]
Read more »New Kids in The Block: BRICS, MINT, and Now D-8
August 4th, 2023
Via Modern Diplomacy, an article on the Developing-8 (D8) group of countries that comprise Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Türkiye. Cooperation is a fundamental resource for populous countries on the way to rapid economic and industrial development: for this reason, the case of D-8 is worthy of attention. Globalization unravelled enormous economic opportunities but also opened […]
Read more »Indonesia’s New Capital Aims To Be ‘Economic Growth Center’
August 2nd, 2023
Courtesy of NikkeiAsia, a report on how Indonesia’s new capital aims to be ‘economic growth center’ for the nation: More than two hours by air from Jakarta, and another two-hour drive from Balikpapan airport, a new city is appearing the middle of Borneo Island’s vast rainforest. Next August, Indonesian President Joko Widodo will shift some government […]
Read more »The High Stakes of Indonesia’s $20 Billion Just Energy Transition Partnership
August 1st, 2023
Courtesy of The Diplomat, a report on the obstacles being faced by Indonesia’s Just Energy transition initiative: Indonesia’s $20 billion Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP), announced last November by U.S. President Biden, Indonesian President Joko Widodo, and Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio, is reaching an early critical juncture. The stakes involved are high, encompassing climate […]
Read more »Honda Looks To Kick-Start e-Motorbike Sales in Southeast Asia
July 26th, 2023
Courtesy of NikkeiAsia, a look at how Honda aims to kick-start e-motorbike sales in Southeast Asia: Honda Motor is launching its first electric two-wheeler models in Indonesia, seeing Southeast Asia as a promising market as the global motorcycle leader steps up its electrics business. The EM1 e: scooter, which is also scheduled to go on […]
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.