How China is enabling an environmental crisis in the Balkans
Chinese investments are inflaming a health and environmental emergency in the western Balkans. Why are politicians turning a blind eye?
Metals and mining
Metals and mining
The state of play: FDI in the DRC
A host of problems serve as barriers to FDI into the Democratic Republic of Congo, but its untapped mineral resources have the potential to bring much-needed economic relief.
Singapore redefines possibilities in hybrid events
The hybrid events model is not new, but the pandemic has prompted event organisers to reconsider opportunities, trends and value in this marriage of the physical and digital. Nowhere are the possibilities more evident than in Singapore.
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The state of play: FDI in Peru
As a country with a high reliance on extractive industries, FDI in Peru is poised to shrink as mining takes a big hit from the Covid-19 pandemic.
Kazakhstan looks to mining to Covid-proof economy
Kazakhstan wants to attract greater FDI to exploit its wealth of mineral resources and boost its mining sector as the Covid-19 pandemic dampens the world economy and depresses oil prices.
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The state of play: FDI in Colombia
Colombia’s emergence from its troubled past continued in 2019, as its FDI levels rose once again, but its reliance on commodity exports, combined with the impact of Covid-19, pose a threat to this progress.
The state of play: FDI in Australia
Australia’s FDI performance had already been slowing in 2019, and the country now has the impact of Covid-19 to deal with. This is particularly notable in key sectors such as mining and manufacturing, which are facing supply chain issues.
Covid-19 creates supply and demand crisis for oil and gas
Demand for oil is likely to decrease by 23.1 million barrels per day in Q2 as oversupply and less demand worsen the price crash.
Power down: Decreased demand and production slowdown plagues energy sectors
With production stunted, commodity prices in free fall and supply chains restricted, many governments are implementing measures to ease the energy downturn brought on by Covid-19.
Covid-19 pandemic hits global mining investment
GlobalData reports an 11% drop in cross-border mining deals in Q1 as leading players slash capital expenditure and put projects on hold in the wake of coronavirus.
Cross-border dealmaking dwindles as Covid-19 hits
The cross-border dealmaking environment was looking in healthy shape until the global Covid-19 outbreak. Now 2020 M&A activity looks set to plumb new depths.
