1+ week, 1+ day ago  (178+ words) The China-Global South Project By Julia Payne and Ernest Scheyder The Trump administration's push to boost critical minerals production by regulating prices is facing skeptical G7 allies and a divided mining industry, with negotiations for a Western trading bloc stumbling over…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (46+ words) The China-Global South Project More than four years on from one of the most powerful volcanic eruptions in history, Tonga is struggling to improve its infrastructure as it pays off a massive Chinese loan....

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (180+ words) The China-Global South Project Zimbabwe fast-tracked the entry of a ban on raw lithium exports last week after mining companies engaged in an "unacceptable scramble" to export ahead of the planned entry into force, the government said Tuesday. Securing access…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago  (488+ words) This is a free preview of the upcoming Critical Minerals Weekly Digest, part of the new CGSP Intelligence service launching in Summer 2025. The Democratic Republic of Congo will lift its 7-month-long cobalt export ban from 16 October, replacing it with a…...