Erdogan Touts Potential Gas Deal Ahead of Turkmenistan Summit
December 13th, 2022
Via Al Monitor, a report on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan interest in a gas deal that would extend into Europe: Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that the trilateral summit between Turkey, Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan this week will focus on Ankara’s plans to carry Turkmen gas to Turkey and from there to Europe […]
Read more »Mars Convinces Emerging Market Consumers To Eat More Chocolate
December 12th, 2022
Via The Financial Times, a report on how Mars – the world’s largest confectionery maker – is on track to double the value of sales in developing countries in five years: Mars has embarked on a drive to convince developing country consumers to eat more chocolate, claiming it is on track to double the value […]
Read more »China Props Up Belt-and-Road Borrowers Via Unusual Channel
December 12th, 2022
Via the Wall Street Journal, a report on the People’s Bank of China use of currency-swap lines to support governments that borrowed heavily from Chinese banks via the BRI program: Hungry for foreign currency to shore up their dwindling reserves, some troubled countries have in recent years turned to an unusual source of funds: The People’s […]
Read more »Investors Size Up Opportunities in Post-Conflict Ukraine
December 12th, 2022
Courtesy of The Financial Times, an article on how the private sector could play a role in rebuilding a post-war Ukraine: Asset managers are taking tentative steps towards investing in the reconstruction of Ukraine, potentially providing essential funding to restore the country’s battered infrastructure and economy. Kyiv officials have made multiple trips to London to promote […]
Read more »The Future Of Lithium Mining In Bolivia
December 12th, 2022
Courtesy of Mongabay, a report on Bolivia’s lithium ambitions: As the Bolivian government negotiates business dealings with foreign lithium companies, questions remain about the future of local desert ecosystems and the Indigenous communities that steward them. Lithium extraction, often used for lithium-ion batteries, has been known to deplete and contaminate freshwater, impacting wildlife populations and […]
Read more »The Horn Of Africa States: A Call For Economic Cooperation
December 12th, 2022
Via Eurasia Review, commentary calling for greater economic cooperation among Horn of Africa nations: Detail of map of Greater Horn of Africa. Credit: Wikipedia Commons There is a myriad of challenges in the Horn of Africa States from regional challenges to local state level challenges. These are challenges ranging from economic to social political and […]
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.