Ghana – Quiet, But Rising
April 14th, 2022
Via the Realistic Optimist, a look at Ghana: While not the largest African country by size nor by population, Ghana is a country of symbols. Ghana was home to the powerful Ashanti Empire, and was the first sub-Saharan African country to gain independence from colonial rule in 1957 under the leadership of pan-African icon Kwame Nkrumah. While […]
Read more »TAPI’ng Out?
April 14th, 2022
Via The Diplomat, commentary that the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) pipeline project seems to have far more going against it than pushing in its favor: India has restarted efforts to revive the much-delayed Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) pipeline project. The pipeline was discussed during a recent three-day state visit to Turkmenistan by Indian President Shri Ram Nath Kovind. TAPI remains […]
Read more »Mongolia Highlights ‘New Recovery Policy’ at Economic Forum
April 14th, 2022
Via The Diplomat, an article on Mongolia’s new economy recovery plan: On April 7 and 8, Mongolia held its Economic Forum, which has been canceled for the past two years due to COVID-19. One key takeaway from the forum is the partial privatization of some state-owned enterprises to attract foreign direct investment in various sectors. […]
Read more »Somalis Changed Face of Money Transfers Worldwide
April 11th, 2022
Via Quartz, an article on how Somalis changed the face of money transfers worldwide: Somalia’s money transfer market is one of the most developed in the world, characterized by a large diaspora sending billions of dollars home in remittances each year and a local population that prefers mobile money to cash. Latest data from the […]
Read more »Massive Investments in Guyana’s Oil and Gas Industry
April 11th, 2022
Via Merco Press, a report on massive investments in Guyana’s oil and gas industry by Exxon-Mobil Exxon Mobil is investing heavily off the coast of Guyana expecting future production of some 1,2 million barrels per day of oil and gas by 2027. According to the company the fourth oil project production off Guyana will receive […]
Read more »China’s New Rail Link To Vietnam
April 8th, 2022
Via RailFreight.com, an article on China’s new link to Vietnam: A new rail freight link has been launched between China and Vietnam. It connects the Chinese Silk Road hub Chongqing and the capital of Vietnam – Hanoi. The route is part of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, one of the many corridors of the Belt […]
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.