China Harnesses a Technology That Vexed the West, Unlocking an Indonesian Treasure Chest
September 10th, 2024
Courtesy of The Wall Street Journal, a look at how Chinese companies have achieved dominance by accessing a new source of minerals the world needs for EV batteries: Six years ago, Chinese engineers set out on a risky path to turn trash into treasure. Their target was the vast quantities of ore containing nickel and […]
Read more »Why Ace Hardware Is ‘Leaving’ Indonesia
September 10th, 2024
Via The Diplomat, a report on the strength of Indonesia’s retail market, which is not as weak as Ace Hardware’s recent move might suggest: It was recently announced that Ace Hardware, the American-based international retail chain, is set to exit the Indonesian market at the end of 2024. As noted by Indonesian news outlet Tempo, this […]
Read more »Next BRICS Expansion Could Include Turkey, Algeria, Indonesia, Nigeria
September 5th, 2024
Via Arabian Business, a report on the next BRICS expansion could include Turkey, Algeria, Indonesia, Nigeria but major rifts remain: In a major geopolitical development earlier this year, BRICS cemented its rise as a potential counterweight to Western-led groups like the G7 with the addition of Saudi, UAE, Iran, Ethiopia, and Egypt Since the one-tightknit […]
Read more »Indonesia’s Africa Outreach: Principle or Pragmatism?
August 31st, 2024
Courtesy of The Diplomat, an article on how the upcoming Indonesia-Africa Forum will serve as a litmus test for the viability of Indonesia’s Africa strategy: As Indonesia prepares to host the second Indonesia-Africa Forum (IAF) from September 1-3, 2024, questions arise about the efficacy and motivations behind Jakarta’s African engagement strategy. While rooted in historical ties dating […]
Read more »ASEAN Hasn’t Got Talent
August 31st, 2024
Via East Asia Forum, commentary on the challenge some ASEAN countries face in transitioning to knowledge-based economies: In Brief ASEAN is scouting global talent to strengthen its digital transformation. While countries like Singapore and Vietnam are climbing global education rankings, others in the region continue to lag behind. To accelerate the transition to knowledge-based economies, […]
Read more »BRICS: A Bad Bet For ASEAN Economies
August 31st, 2024
Via Nikkei Asia, commentary on why Indonesia is right to reject the bloc for economic, geographic and geopolitical reasons: The allure of joining the BRICS economic bloc has captured the attention of several Southeast Asian nations, such as Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam. But beyond the headline-grabbing potential of increased trade and investment, crucial […]
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.