Tata Power Bets On Microgrids For Rural Power Supply In India
June 4th, 2022
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on Tata Group’s plan to build 10,000 small local arrays in a country where not everyone has reliable electricity from the grid: Manoj Gupta has spent the past two years bouncing along the dusty roads of rural India, looking at solar panels. The veteran of 107-year-old Tata Power, […]
Read more »Will Turkmenistan Join the World Trade Organization?
June 3rd, 2022
Courtesy of The Diplomat, a report on Turkmenistan’s WTO ambitions: In November 2021, Turkmenistan formally applied to become a full member of the World Trade Organization (WTO). WTO membership can potentially generate higher economic growth and larger volumes of trade for Turkmenistan, which struggles to diversify its economy. Of the five Central Asian states, three are already […]
Read more »Fuel Shortages Threatens Rural Crisis in Laos
June 3rd, 2022
Via The Diplomat, an article on the crisis threatening Laos: Today, the Vientiane Times, Laos’ state-run English daily, published an alarming article examining the impact that the country’s ongoing fuel crisis is having on the country’s farmers. For the past few months, the nation has been hit by rising global oil prices and a weakening local currency, which have […]
Read more »Samoa Signs China Bilateral Agreement During Pacific Push By Beijing
June 2nd, 2022
Via The Guardian, a report that Samoa signed a bilateral agreement with China during Beijing’s recent Pacific push: Samoa signed a bilateral agreement with China on Saturday, promising “greater collaboration”, as Beijing’s foreign minister continues a tour of the Pacific that has sparked concern among western allies. The deal’s details are unclear, and come midway through a […]
Read more »Uzbekistan: A Bright Star Among Frontier Markets
June 1st, 2022
Via Via Obris Invest, commentary on Uzbekistan: Uzbekistan is a stand out among frontier markets today, and even more so compared to several of its’ neighboring former USSR republics. In this Global Investor, we explore what makes Uzbekistan shine in the investment world. You will want to read to the end for our recent podcast […]
Read more »Why China Is Miles Ahead in a Pacific Race for Influence
June 1st, 2022
Courtesy of The New York Times, an article on China’s outreach to Pacific nations: Take a walk through the city where China’s foreign minister met on Monday with the leaders of nearly a dozen Pacific Island nations, and China’s imprint is unmistakable. On one side of Suva, the capital of Fiji, there’s a bridge rebuilt […]
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.