How Morocco Transformed Itself Into A Carmaking Hub
October 13th, 2021
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on how Morocco transformed itself into a carmaking hub: Each year, Moroccans buy about 160,000 new cars — a relatively small number for a population of 36m. Yet, despite modest sales, the kingdom has gained critical mass as an automotive manufacturing hub. In 2018, it surpassed South Africa […]
Read more »Why The Marshall Islands Started A Tuna Fish Company
October 10th, 2021
Via Fast Company, an article on how one Pacific Island nation is trying to get more money from its own fish—and fish them more responsibly: In the Marshall Islands, a chain of small islands in the middle of the Pacific Ocean between Hawaii and the Philippines, the economy relies heavily on the tuna industry. But foreign […]
Read more »Russia’s Hydrocarbon Sector Set For Long Term Gains From China’s Energy Crunch
October 8th, 2021
Via Denzin Shira, a look at how Russia’s hydrocarbon sector may benefit from China’s energy crunch: China energy’s crisis has been making global headlines these last few weeks with many Chinese regions, suffering energy deficits. Soaring demand in the aftermath of the global pandemic for energy, from the country’s giant industrial sector and higher-spending households, has […]
Read more »Uzbekistan To Discuss Construction of Trans-Afghan Railway With Taliban
October 8th, 2021
Via The Frontier Post, an article on the exploration of trans-Afghan railway: Uzbekistan and the Taliban movement (recognized as terrorist and banned in many countries) will soon hold talks in the Uzbek city of Termez on the construction of the Termez-Mazar-i-Sharif-Kabul-Peshawar railway. This was reported by the press service of the Uzbek Foreign Ministry following […]
Read more »Google Investing $1B In Africa
October 7th, 2021
Via The Hill, a report on Google’s plans to invest $1B in Africa: Google announced plans on Wednesday to invest $1 billion in Africa over the next five years in an effort to bolster internet access and to fund startups focused on the continent’s digital transformation. The search engine giant, a unit of Alphabet Inc., launched the Africa Investment […]
Read more »Afghanistan: No Treasure Trove For China
October 4th, 2021
Via Foreign Policy, an article on Afghanistan’s mineral reserves: In the wake of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, a popular narrative has emerged that paints the war-torn country as a geopolitical prize ripe for China to take. According to this logic, Beijing is greedily eying Afghanistan’s vast mineral wealth, and Chinese policymakers are chomping at […]
Read more »Focusing primarily on The New Seven Sisters - the largely state owned petroleum companies from the emerging world that have become key players in the oil & gas industry as identified by Carola Hoyos, Chief Energy Correspondent for The Financial Times - but spanning other nascent opportunities around the globe that may hold potential in the years ahead, Wildcats & Black Sheep is a place for the adventurous to contemplate & evaluate the emerging markets of tomorrow.