Zimbabwe Has Potential to Meet 20% of Global Lithium Demand
December 24th, 2022
Via VOA, a report on Zimbabwe’s efforts to attract investment after the Mugabe era: Zimbabwe has the potential to supply 20 percent of the world’s lithium, the mines minister from Africa’s top producer of the alkali metal used in batteries for electric vehicles said on Wednesday. Zimbabwe is keen to attract capital to its mining sector […]
Read more »Foreign Investment In The Dominican Republic Rises, But Guyana Displaces It In The Caribbean
December 23rd, 2022
Via Dominican Today, a look at how – while foreign investment in the Dominican Republic is rising – Guyana has still displaced it as an investment hub in the Caribbean: According to a recent ECLAC report, foreign direct investment (FDI) flows to the Dominican Republic increased by 21% in 2021, totaling 3.1 billion dollars, the […]
Read more »Chile’s Bet On Green Hydrogen
December 23rd, 2022
Via the IMF’s Finance & Development blog, a report on Chile’s bet on green hydrogen: Chile. The country aims to be the world’s cheapest producer of the alternative fuel Tucked between fjords and islets on the blustery shoreline of the Magellan Strait, the tiny city of Punta Arenas sits at the tip of South America, […]
Read more »US Must ‘Play Catch-Up’ To China’s Investment In Africa
December 23rd, 2022
Via the South China Morning Post, an article on the growing US/China investment “race” in Africa: The US is “having to play catch-up” against China when it comes to investment in Africa, an official in President Joe Biden’s administration said on Monday, just ahead of a high-profile gathering of African leaders in Washington. American companies considering Africa […]
Read more »Combating Chinese Dual-Use Infrastructure: Bringing In the Private Sector
December 23rd, 2022
Via the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS), commentary on the role of the private sector in US efforts to counter China’s global infrastructure infuence: The United States has historically enjoyed immense strategic advantages in the Western Hemisphere. The mostly democratic character of the region; the deeply embedded cultural, linguistic, geographic, and historical links; […]
Read more »Why The Gulf’s Oil Powers Are Betting On Clean Energy
December 23rd, 2022
Via The Economist, a report on why Aramco, ADNOC and others are placing multibillion-dollar wagers on the energy transition: The United Arab Emirates sits on a rich fossil bounty. adnoc, the national oil company, is one of the world’s top hydrocarbon producers. Two months ago the uae hosted some 140,000 delegates at the planet’s largest oil-and-gas jamboree. Against the […]
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.