Chinese investment in Indonesia soared significantly in Widodo’s first term.

The list of 10 countries that hold the most gold in their reserves has remained mostly unchanged over the last few years.

Demand for cobalt, lithium, nickel and copper could rise sixfold if electric cars reach 8% of road traffic by the mid-2020s, delivering huge dividends for producing countries like the DRC.

Copper last week hit a year-to-date low of $5,518/tonne in the London market as the macroeconomic picture becomes ever gloomier.

China's unwrought copper imports fell in August after a bounce in the previous month.

Shipments to China jumped to 38.14 million tonnes in August from 34.53 million tonnes in July.