Oz-Indonesia Tie-Up Could Break China’s EV Battery Supremacy
October 4th, 2023
Via the Asia Times, a report on an alliance that could put Australia in global battery supply chains, make Indonesia an EV battery hub and support the US-led Mineral Security Partnership: Lithium-ion batteries, composed of minerals including lithium, nickel and cobalt, have the potential to be game-changers in decarbonization. However, their efficacy is contingent upon […]
Read more »China To Stay Long in Power Sector of Kazakhstan
October 4th, 2023
Via Central Asian Bureau for Analytical Reporting (CABAR), a look at China’s interest in Kazakhstan’s power and energy sectors: Power sector is one of the most attractive sectors of Kazakhstan economy for Chinese investors. The volume of investments from China to this sphere has already exceeded 25 billion dollars in the last 17 years. China […]
Read more »An Indonesian Company’s Rent-A-Solar-Panel Model Aims To Reduce Emissions
October 3rd, 2023
Via Rest of World, a report on Xurya Daya Indonesia which claims to be the first startup in the country to rent out rooftop solar panels: Founded in 2018, Xurya Daya Indonesia started by renting out rooftop solar panels to a mall, a health clinic, and a property business. Today, the company has over a 100 projects across […]
Read more »Boosting Cote d’Ivoire’s Trade Links With Asia Via Road
October 3rd, 2023
Via South China Morning Post, an article on the Chinese-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank which seeks to boost Ivory Coast’s trade links to Asia with road upgrade scheme: The project to upgrade 7,000km of roads will help link the agricultural north of the country with major export hubs, including the port of Abidjan Officials at […]
Read more »Nigeria’s New Blue Economy Ministry – Moving Focus Away From Oil
October 3rd, 2023
Via The Conversation, an article on Nigeria’s new blue economy ministry: Why has Nigeria established a new ministry for the blue economy? The blue economy is the sustainable use of ocean and coastal resources for economic growth. It integrates environmental, social, economic and institutional objectives into the use of marine resources. It includes a wide range of sectors and resources related […]
Read more »Yemen Economy Collapses as Talks Fail to Restore Truce
October 3rd, 2023
Via Al Monitor, a report on Yemen’s increasingly distressed economy: Food shortages, power cuts and a collapsing currency are upending daily life in Yemen as peace talks make no headway in restoring a ceasefire that lapsed one year ago, around 50 NGOs said late Monday. “While economic challenges are rife across the country, rising inflation […]
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.