China-Africa Trade Gets Boost From Critical Minerals Needed for EV Battery Production
April 20th, 2024
Via South China Morning Post, a report on China-Africa trade: The figures from China’s General Administration of Customs showed imports from Africa grew 8 per cent year on year to US$29.42 billion in the first quarter. This was boosted by a rise in imports of critical minerals, in particular metals used for electric vehicle (EV) battery […]
Read more »Will Qatar Take A Bite of the Juicy, But Green, Nigerian Apple?
April 20th, 2024
Via The Africa Report, a look at the possibility for Qatar to invest in Nigeria: With Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund at almost $500bn, Nigeria – which is in dire need of foreign direct investment to shore up its currency – is hoping the Gulf nation will throw some money its way. Just weeks after Egypt […]
Read more »To Secure Kazakhstan’s Uranium, Chinese Players Were Compelled to Accommodate Local Partners
April 19th, 2024
Via Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, a report on Kazakhstan’s leverage its natural uranium resources to hold the reins in its nuclear fuel–related dealings with China: China has become a global power, but there is too little debate about how this has happened and what it means. Many argue that China exports its developmental model and […]
Read more »Microsoft: Riding On Geopolitics To Extend Its AI Footprint
April 19th, 2024
Via Fast Company, commentary on Microsoft’s recent $1.5B investment in the UAE’s G42: Microsoft’s recently announced deal to acquire a $1.5 billion share of United Arab Emirates-based AI company G42 is the culmination of months of coordination and negotiation among the companies and their respective governments. G42 will now begin getting computing power from Microsoft’s Azure data […]
Read more »Namibia: Establishing Incentives for Mining Investment
April 18th, 2024
Via Energy, Capital & Power, an article on Namibia’s incentives for mining investment: As Namibia’s leading economic sector, the mining industry has benefited from a competitive investment climate, which includes a recently amended VAT Act and the ability for operators to recoup their expenditures. The Chamber of Mines of Namibia is responsible for the stewardship of mining and exploration […]
Read more »Bangladesh’s Touted “Cyber Capital”: Now a Ghost Town
April 18th, 2024
Via Rest of World, a look at a Bangladesh tech park built for 100,000 workers which is now a ghost town: Bangladesh launched its first tech park on the outskirts of Dhaka in 2015. But nearly 10 years later, most of the facility remains unused. Several companies that had committed to setting up offices and […]
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