The Ugly Side of the Africa-UAE Gold Trade: Misreporting and Smuggling
May 6th, 2024
Via ScienceDirect, a new journal article examining the ugly side of the Africa-UAE (United Arab Emirates) gold trade: gold export misreporting and smuggling. Highlights • Africa-UAE gold trade is characterized by overwhelming misreporting and smuggling. • Export misreporting and smuggling exhibit some persistence behavior. • Export tax, the gold price, and institutional factors are the […]
Read more »Congo’s $7 Billion Deal With China Linked to Copper Price Under New Contract
May 6th, 2024
Via Caixin Global, a report on a revamped minerals-for-infrastructure deal between the Democratic Republic of Congo and China: A revamped minerals-for-infrastructure deal between the Democratic Republic of Congo and China that will send billions of dollars in financing to the Central African nation is contingent on the price of copper, according to a newly published […]
Read more »Kyrgyzstan: The Weak Link of the Southern Corridor
May 6th, 2024
Via Geopolitical Monitor, a report on Kyrgyzstan’s role in the planned Southern Corridor: Transportation corridors across Eurasia are not new. China announced the construction of the Belt and Road Initiative in 2013, and the project has been described as the New Silk Road. Moreover, when the war in Ukraine commenced, the Trans Caspian International Route, or Middle […]
Read more »Developing Oil Industry Set to Ignite South Sudan’s Economy
May 6th, 2024
Via Energy, Capital & Power, a look at South Sudan’s oil industry: Boasting an estimated 3.5 billion barrels of oil and producing an average of approximately 149,000 barrels per day (bpd) in 2023, South Sudan’s oil sector plays a vital role in the country’s economy. During the forecast period 2022-2027, South Sudan’s oil market is poised […]
Read more »Scramble for Namibia: Only One Supermajor Yet to Enter Race
May 5th, 2024
Via Namibia’s Business Express, a report on the growing scramble for Namibia’s oil, where only one supermajor has yet to join the race: As the scramble for Namibian oil heats up, four of world’s five largest listed oil companies -known as the super-majors- have now entered Namibia’s red hot orange basin with only ExxonMobil yet […]
Read more »Mauritania, Saudi Arabia to Collaborate on Clean Energy
May 5th, 2024
Via Energy, Capital & Power, a report on efforts between Mauritania and Saudi Arabia to collaborate on clean energy: Mauritania and Saudi Arabia have signed an MOU to promote knowledge exchange and collaboration within the clean energy sector, including renewables, green hydrogen, power and carbon capture technologies. The agreement was signed by Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz […]
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