The Vast Potential of Pakistan’s Climate Finance
August 31st, 2023
Courtesy of The Diplomat, a look at how the State Bank of Pakistan’s financing strategies are not only reshaping the country’s energy landscape but also laying the groundwork for a future defined by sustainability: Pakistan is making strides in its pursuit of sustainable development, with the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) at the forefront, introducing […]
Read more »10 Years On: Has CPEC Spurred Economic Activity in Pakistan?
August 30th, 2023
Via Panda Paw Dragon Claw, commentary on the real economic impact of CPEC in Pakistan: As the Belt and Road turns 10, it is a good time to assess the successes and failures of the initiative. Such a task is far from simple, however, complicated by the fact that the initiative has ballooned to 148 […]
Read more »CPEC and Future Prospects
August 27th, 2023
Via Modern Diplomacy, a look at CPEC and its future: The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is not merely a development initiative; it’s a monumental journey of strategic partnership and economic cooperation between two significant players on the global stage. From its initial phase to its current development, the CPEC has continuously redefined the socio-economic landscapes […]
Read more »The Mounting Challenges to China and Pakistan’s CPEC Ambitions
August 22nd, 2023
Courtesy of STRATFOR’s Rane Worldview, a look at the mounting challenges to China and Pakistan’s CPEC ambitions: Despite worsening militancy in Pakistan, China will almost certainly continue its investment projects in the country to secure its strategic interests. But Pakistan’s economic pressures and intensifying violence will prompt further delays to these projects’ completion and exacerbate […]
Read more »CPEC In The Shadow Of Balochistan’s Insurgency
August 10th, 2023
Via Eurasia Review, commentary on the persistent security issues that overhang CPEC’s success: The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) initiative aims to link China and Pakistan by oil and gas pipelines, railroads, and an optical fibre link that runs from Gwadar to Xinjiang. The project, which is the largest endeavour in China and Pakistan’s bilateral relations, […]
Read more »China’s Big Gamble in Pakistan: A 10-year Scorecard for CPEC
August 8th, 2023
Via the Lowy Institute, a review of China’s BRI engagement with Pakistan: A flagship for China’s much-vaunted Belt and Road Initiative, the $62 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has been underway for a decade. Signed by Pakistan’s then prime minister Nawaz Sharif following a July 2013 meeting in Beijing with China’s President Xi Jinping, the two leaders pledged the now all-too-familiar homilies […]
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.