Russia, China: Bringing North Korea In From The Economic ‘Cold’?
January 25th, 2023
Courtesy of East Asia Forum, a look at North Korea and the potential for improved economic growth in 2023: At the beginning of 2022, North Korea’s strategic position looked bleak. The regime clung to its zero-COVID claim, leading to an almost total closure of the border with China and bringing trade to record lows. There were strong indications that […]
Read more »Iran, Russia Building Trade Route That Defies Sanctions
December 24th, 2022
Via The Financial Tribune, a look at Iran and Russia’s efforts to build a trade route that defies sanctions: Iran, Russia Building Trade Route That Defies Sanctions ….. Russia and Iran are building a new transcontinental trade route stretching from the eastern edge of Europe to the Indian Ocean, a 3,000–kilometer (1,860–mile) passage that’s beyond […]
Read more »Russia, Venezuela Trade, Energy & Economic Ties On Fast Track Development
December 15th, 2022
Via Russia Briefing, a look at growing economic connections between Russia and Venezuela: Russia’s trade and development strategy with Venezuela has been taking significant steps as the two countries coordinate and enhance their joint investment plans, with significant implications for the global energy market and other markets. We explain these developments as follows: Energy Venezuela […]
Read more »Russia’s Proposal for a ‘Gas Union’ With Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
December 9th, 2022
Via The Diplomat, an article on Russia’s efforts to find new export markets for its piped gas or users of its gas infrastructure following its invasion and Central Asian states’ fear that Russia could use the states’ increased economic dependence on Russia as a result of the deal to secure political concessions from the countries in the […]
Read more »Cuba: Allies Pledge Help To End Economic Crisis
December 5th, 2022
Via Reuters, an article on Cuba’s efforts to seek help to end its economic crisis: China, Russia, Algeria and Turkey have pledged to restructure Cuba’s debt, provide new trade and investment financing, and help ease an energy crisis, Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel told state-run media following a rare trip abroad last week. Any help would be […]
Read more »Azerbaijan’s Russian Gas Deal Raises Uncomfortable Questions For Europe
November 24th, 2022
Via Eurasianet, commentary on a highly touted deal between Baku and Brussels that was meant to wean Europe off Russian gas, but Azerbaijan is now importing Russian gas itself in order to meet its obligations to Europe: Azerbaijan has begun importing gas from Russia under a deal which should enable Baku to meet its own domestic […]
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.