Afghanistan Shows Gap Between BRI Rhetoric and Reality
November 9th, 2023
Courtesy of Nikkei Asia, commentary on how China’s BRI has not brought stability to Afghanistan but, instead, requires it: China’s close embrace of the Taliban was on display once again at last month’s Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, where acting Minister for Industry and Commerce Nooruddin Aziz represented the government in Kabul that no […]
Read more »Transsion: Now the World’s Fifth Largest Phone Maker Thanks to Africa
November 9th, 2023
Via Semafor, a report that China’s Transsion is now the world’s fifth largest phone maker thanks to Africa: > What is Transsion’s story? Transsion is a phone manufacturer based in Shenzhen, China, whose brands are Tecno, Itel and Infinix. Though largely unknown to Chinese consumers, Transsion really began establishing a presence in Africa in the […]
Read more »The Mongolia-China-Russia Trilateral After the Belt and Road Forum
November 9th, 2023
Via The Diplomat, a look at Mongolia’s, China’s, and Russia’s different, if convergent, goals for their trilateral cooperation, headlined by the Power of Siberia 2 mega-project: Beijing’s Belt and Road Forum (BRF) means business for neighbors Russia and Mongolia, both of which are always looking to boost economic activities with China. This year, the meeting […]
Read more »How Green Hydrogen Put Namibia On The Map
November 8th, 2023
Via fdiIntelligence, a look at how the world’s second most sparsely populated country is on track to become a green exporter: When the Namibian government sounded out market responses to the possibility of a green hydrogen project in mid-2021, it put a considered bet on its country’s future. Later that year, Namibia-based Hyphen Hydrogen Energy, […]
Read more »US Lends $553M To Majority Adani-Owned Port in Sri Lanka
November 8th, 2023
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on US plans to lend $553mn for the development of a container terminal in Sri Lanka operated by Indian tycoon Gautam Adani as Washington works to counter China’s influence in the country: The US will lend $553mn for the development of a container terminal in Sri Lanka operated […]
Read more »Geely Eyes EV Foothold in Southeast Asia with $10B Malaysia Hub
November 8th, 2023
Via Nikkei Asia, an article on a Chinese automaker doubling down on its Proton partnership: Chinese automaker Geely has teamed up with Malaysian partner Proton Holdings to stage a comeback in Southeast Asia’s electric vehicle market, fueled by a $10 billion investment in Malaysia. One of the biggest attractions at last month’s Malaysia International Motor […]
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.