Egypt’s Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources is accelerating efforts to attract private investment in its growing mining, petrochemical, and green energy sectors, with new institutional reforms and international cooperation on the horizon.
With Argentina’s federal government halting new public works under President Javier Milei, oil and mining companies — backed by provincial governors — are pushing for privatized infrastructure development to sustain Vaca Muerta, lithium mining, and agriculture.
A Chilean congressional committee has recommended annulling the Codelco–SQM lithium partnership, citing lack of transparency, disproportionate profit distribution, and fiscal risks that could cost the state over US$11 billion. The decision intensifies scrutiny of Chile’s flagship lithium policy.
Balochistan, Pakistan’s most resource-rich yet marginalized province, holds vast reserves of copper, gold, gas, and coal. From the giant Reko Diq project to the Sui gas fields, energy and mining define its economy—yet insecurity and exclusion continue to hinder its potential.