‘Cursed’ Nations Want to Turn Green Minerals Boom Into a Blessing

07/20/2023 15:31
‘Cursed’ Nations Want to Turn Green Minerals Boom Into a Blessing

Countries rich with raw materials have a strategy to turn the growing demand to their advantage.

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Countries rich with raw materials have a strategy to turn the growing demand to their advantage. 

Excavators at a nickel mine in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Excavators at a nickel mine in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.Photographer: Dimas Ardian/Bloomberg

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The green minerals boom has triggered a new scramble for natural resources across the developing world. From Southeast Asia to Africa, countries rich with raw materials necessary for things like electric vehicle batteries are trying to capitalize on it without falling victim to the “resource curse.”

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