Pakistan Closer To Letting Barrick Gold Proceed With $7B Project
December 11th, 2022
Via Mining.com, an article on a proposed large Pakistani mining project: Pakistan’s Supreme Court endorsed on Friday a settlement between the country’s government and Barrick Gold (NYSE: GOLD) (TSX: ABX), which allows the Canadian miner to resume work at its Reko Diq copper and gold project. The favourable court decision is vital to securing parliamentary support […]
Read more »Saudi Arabia Remains on Track To Be Fastest-Growing G-20 Economy
December 11th, 2022
Via Bloomberg, a report that Saudi Arabia’s strong economic growth: Saudi Arabia’s gross domestic product expanded an annual 8.8% in the third quarter, keeping the oil-rich kingdom on track to be the fastest-growing among the Group of 20 economies this year. The final figure was slightly higher than a preliminary estimate of 8.6% due to […]
Read more »Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan’s Doomed Hopes of Using China As Hedge Against Russia
December 10th, 2022
Via South China Morning Post, commentary on why Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan’s hopes of using China as hedge against Russia could be doomed: Central Asia’s increasingly tense relations with Russia have made closer ties with China attractive, but achieving that is not without its problems Far from Beijing proving a hedge against Moscow, the opportunities on […]
Read more »Vietnamese Automaker Files for New York IPO
December 10th, 2022
Courtesy of The Diplomat, a report on Vietnamese EV manufacturer VinFast’s filing for a NYSE IPO just days after it shipped its first batch of completed cars to the United States: The Vietnamese electric vehicle maker VinFast has filed for an initial public offering in New York in a bid to bolster its audacious entry […]
Read more »USA: Ready To Expand Its Strategic Economic Footprint In Southeast Asia?
December 10th, 2022
Via The Diplomat, a look at potential expansion of the U.S. economic footprint in southeast Asia: U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris landed in Manila last week, a visit which was meant to send a signal to the Philippines that they can count on the United States for economic and defense assistance. Along with reaffirming defense ties, […]
Read more »North Korea’s Desire for Dollars: Sign of Trouble?
December 9th, 2022
Courtesy of the New York Times, a report on North Korea’s economy and desire for dollars: When Kim Jong-un, the leader of North Korea, ascended to power more than a decade ago, he repeated two promises that his family has made since founding the country in 1948: to strengthen the military and to improve the […]
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