China lithium battery tax hits Chilean miner SQM shares
China will impose a 2% lithium battery tax from Sept 2026, ending a decade-long exemption. SQM shares fell 4% in...
July 18, 2026Topic
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DR Congo Doubts a Key US Firm in Its Minerals Push
Kinshasa challenges the credibility and political backing of a key U.S. player in DRC strategic minerals, questioning the legality of...
July 16, 2026
Kenya’s Rail and Port Debt Talks Reshape East African Infrastructure Finance
Kenya restructures $3.5bn Chinese railway loans into yuan while courting UAE capital for ports and rail, signalling a multi-polar infrastructure...
July 15, 2026
DRC Tightens Grip on Cobalt and Copper Exports Amid Great-Power Rivalry
The DRC replaced its cobalt export ban with strict quotas of 96,600 tons annually from 2026, aiming to force China...
July 15, 2026
Angola Adds the Chinese Yuan to Its Central Bank Reserve Requirements
Chinese yuan reserves — Angola’s central bank has added the Chinese yuan as a fourth eligible currency for bank reserve...
July 14, 2026
The Two-Speed World: How AI and Oil Decided Who Grew This Quarter
Quarter-end data across China, Canada, the United States and the Philippines exposed one dividing line, where growth now runs on...
July 1, 2026
The Quiet Plan to Cut China Out of the World’s Chips
The most strategic industry on earth is being deliberately fragmented. As Italy joined Pax Silica in Washington this week, China's...
June 26, 2026
The Rare-Earth Choke Point: One Country, the Price of Everything
A few Chinese refineries turn rare earths into the magnets inside electric cars, wind turbines, AI servers and weapons, handing...
June 24, 2026
Leapmotor Stacks Its EVs in Crates to Reach Brazil Faster
Leapmotor uses flat-rack crates—not Ro-Ro ships—to rush EVs into Brazil before the 35% import duty hits in July 2026. B10...
June 21, 2026