Argentina Eyes Risky Gamble on Gas Exports
March 15th, 2024
Via Dialogo Chino, an article on how Argentina’s economic woes, climate commitments and long-term outlook cast doubt on its ambitions to export LNG: Under its new president Javier Milei, Argentina is hoping to move ahead with its plans to process and export liquefied natural gas (LNG), taking advantage of the potential of the vast Vaca Muerta oil […]
Read more »Ndayane Port: Senegal’s Gateway to Economic Growth
March 15th, 2024
Via Energy, Capital & Power, an article on Senegal’s Ndayane Port: With the commencement of gas and oil production expected in 2024, Senegal expects a GDP growth of 9.2%, averaging 5.8% annually from 2025 to 2028. While all sectors of the economy will feel the impact, certain sectors vital for hydrocarbon development are receiving priority […]
Read more »Why Would Angola’s President Want to Go to China’s Shandong Province?
March 14th, 2024
Via China-Global South, commentary on Angolan president João Lourenço’s recent visit to China’s Shandong Province: Angolan president João Lourenço will arrive in China on Thursday to begin a three-day state visit, which will include meetings with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang. The Chinese Foreign Ministry, as per usual, did not provide […]
Read more »Renewable Energy: Path to Afghanistan’s Economic Revival?
March 14th, 2024
Courtesy of The Diplomat, a look at how developing water, solar and wind power could reduce Afghanistan’s import of electricity from abroad and help it emerge a regional renewable energy hub: Afghanistan’s heavy reliance on international aid — in 2021 foreign aid comprised 75 percent of its total economy — has left it in a low equilibrium […]
Read more »Tanzania’s Richest Man Wants To Be Africa’s Biggest Farmer
March 14th, 2024
Courtesy of Forbes, a report on one man’s vision to transform Tanzania into an agribusiness powerhouse: Puffing on a nicotine vape and seated on a white leather chair in his $50 million home in Dubai, Mohammed “Mo” Dewji is waxing poetic about his plans to mechanize farming 2,500 miles away. “I want to make Africa, […]
Read more »Crickets, Anyone? Vietnamese Company Aims To Serve Up Insects In Singapore
March 14th, 2024
Courtesy of Nikkei Asia, a report on a Vietnamese startup expecting to be first to get food made from insects onto store shelves in Singapore: A Vietnamese startup that farms crickets to make food is approaching Singapore a bit like New York: If they can it make there, the entrepreneurs at the company figure, they […]
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