Dubai, The Business Capital of Africa?
April 5th, 2021
Via Middle East Eye, a report on Dubai’s growing relationship with Africa: For hundreds of years, the business capitals of Africa were in Europe – in London, Paris, Berlin and Lisbon. Despite decolonisation, money still flows from Africa to European financial hubs, but over the past decade business headquarters have geographically shifted. Not back to Africa, but […]
Read more »China’s Central Asian Rail Investment Does Not Add Up
April 1st, 2021
Via The Diplomat, a report on China’s modest investment in Central Asian railways: Much has been made of China’s Belt and Road policy and the supposed economic benefits for Central Asia. A case in point is the CR Express (China Rail Express) system of containerized intercontinental rail freight between China-Europe and China-Central Asia. Much media […]
Read more »China, With $400 Billion Iran Deal, Deepens Influence in Mideast
March 29th, 2021
Courtesy of The New York Times, a look at a new agreement between China and Iran that calls for heavy Chinese investments in Iran over 25 years in exchange for oil: China agreed to invest $400 billion in Iran over 25 years in exchange for a steady supply of oil to fuel its growing economy […]
Read more »Kazakhstan’s 2025 Development Plan
March 29th, 2021
Via The Diplomat, an article on Kazakhstan’s 2025 Development Plan: The government of Kazakhstan recently released its National Development Plan Through 2025, which complements the government’s primary objective of becoming one of the world’s 30 most developed nations by 2050. Overall, the plan is a continuation of Nur-Sultan’s current strategy of economic diversification, which includes heavily investing in […]
Read more »Can Central Asian Gas Exporters Rely on China?
March 29th, 2021
Via Eurasianet, a report on China’s hopes to reduce energy imports and cut emissions, which may raise questions about the need for additional gas from Central Asia: Central Asia’s natural gas producers have only one eager buyer: China. And though China has a growing appetite, it has signaled intentions to source more energy domestically. What does […]
Read more »Silk and Saffron: Regenerating Afghanistan
March 29th, 2021
Via Grit Daily, an article on Afghanistan: For thousands of years Afghanistan has been a cornerstone of the global economy. Situated at a major crossroads of east-west trade routes, since the first century BCE, the silk road established Afghanistan as a hub of commerce, facilitating the exchange of goods and ideas from across the globe. […]
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.