The Growing Pains of Asia’s Newest Country: East Timor
February 16th, 2025
Courtesy of the New Y ork Times, a report on East Timor which has become a stable democracy after securing independence in 2002, but its finances are precarious, and nearly half of its people live in poverty: Three decades ago, he was a scrappy campaigner roaming the world’s corridors of power with a dream to […]
Read more »East Timor Favors Australia Over Chinese Firms On Major Gas Project
February 9th, 2025
Via Reuters, a report on East Timor’s preference to work with Australian vs. Chinese hydrocarbon firms on a major gas project: Stalled Greater Sunrise key for boosting East Timor revenue Woodside says talks on processing options ongoing, no final decision made East Timor president expects nation to join ASEAN this year Country has issued gold […]
Read more »East Timor Gas Project Open to Chinese Firms, PM Gusmao Says
December 18th, 2023
Via Nikkei Asia, an article on Timor Leste’s Greater Sunrise offshore natural gas project: East Timor will choose partners for the Greater Sunrise offshore natural gas project that bring benefits to the Southeast Asian island nation, Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao told Nikkei, signaling that it will not rule out participation by Chinese companies. “When we […]
Read more »Google Will Run Internet Cables To Pacific Islands
October 25th, 2023
Via Australia’s Financial Review, a report that Google signed a $102m Aussie-US deal to run internet cables to Pacific islands: Alphabet’s Google will run undersea cables powering internet access to at least eight Pacific island nations under a joint US-Australian deal set to be announced on Wednesday, according to a US official. The deal will […]
Read more »How Timor-Leste Escaped the Political ‘Resource Curse’
October 21st, 2023
Courtesy of The Diplomat, a look at how Asia’s youngest nation has shown that resource wealth does not necessarily impede the development of a stable democracy: Amid Southeast Asia’s democratic backsliding, Timor-Leste’s success is impressive. In May, the country elected a new parliament. In July, power was transferred peacefully from Fretilin to a National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction (CNRT)-led coalition headed […]
Read more »China, Resource-Rich East Timor Upgrade Bilateral Ties
September 23rd, 2023
Via Nikkei Asia, an article on China’s new strategic partnership with Timor Leste which may give Beijing more regional influence: China and East Timor have upgraded bilateral ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership, potentially giving Beijing more influence in the region while satisfying the young half-island nation’s desire for stronger ties with major economies. The […]
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.