Economic Cooperation Between Indonesia & East-Timor: The Dilemmas Behind Strategic Decision
February 22nd, 2023
Via Modern Diplomacy, commentary on the potential for economic cooperation between Indonesia and Timor Leste: The highlight in ASEAN news for the past few weeks, Indonesia has agreed that East-Timor will be included in the ASEAN agenda for 2023, which Indonesia will be the Chairmanship for this year. However, there are still some polemics among […]
Read more »The Biggest Source Of Cobalt Outside Africa Is Now Indonesia
February 11th, 2023
Via Bloomberg, a report on Indonesia’s cobalt potential: Indonesia has become the world’s second-largest cobalt producer, bolstering its bid to be a big player in the electric-vehicle supply chain. Production of the battery material in the Southeast Asian country surged past others including Russia and Australia to grab the No. 2 spot last year, according […]
Read more »BRICS Reaching Out To PEAKS: The Next Wave Of Expansion
February 11th, 2023
Via Modern Diplomacy, an article on the potential next wave of expansion for the BRICS: Throughout 2022 the theme of BRICS expansion has taken on notable momentum as China’s BRICS+ initiative has engendered increasing aspirations from some of the largest developing economies to join the BRICS grouping. Countries from diverse geographies such as Argentina, Turkey, […]
Read more »Digital Infrastructure Propels New SE Asian Tigers
February 7th, 2023
Courtesy of the Asia Times, a report on how China’s trade with Southeast Asia is driving a world-beating economic boom: China’s exports to Southeast Asia jumped by 20% in 2022, despite a year-on-year decline in China’s total exports driven by a 19% drop in exports to the US and a 17% drop in exports to the […]
Read more »Indonesia’s Nickel Riches Spur Domestic EV, Battery Ambitions
February 5th, 2023
Courtesy of Nikkei Asia, a look at how Indonesia’s nickel riches are spurring local company EV, battery ambitions: FROM COAL MINERS TO CONGLOMERATES, INDONESIA’S BURGEONING ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND BATTERY SCENE IS ATTRACTING BROAD LOCAL CORPORATE INTEREST BUOYED BY THE COUNTRY’S RICH NICKEL RESOURCES AND GOVERNMENT PROMISES OF INCENTIVES. THE INVOLVEMENT COMES AS GLOBAL EV MAKERS INCLUDING […]
Read more »Jokowi Wants His Successor to Continue Banning Mineral Ore Exports
January 24th, 2023
Via Jakarta Globe, a report that Indonesian President Jokowi wants his successor to continue to prohibit the export of various key minerals: President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Tuesday said he wanted his successor to not “act cowardly” in face of major economies, especially when it comes to banning raw mineral ore exports and carrying 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.