Mexico Will Benefit From Washington’s Chip Focus
February 9th, 2023
Via Geopolitical Futures, a look at how Mexico will benefit from Washington’s focus on building a North American semiconductor supply chain: The United States is prioritizing the creation of a regional semiconductor production chain to give itself alternatives to Asian firms, especially those with ties to China. Even for the country that invented the semiconductor, […]
Read more »Senegal: On Track For World-Beating Growth In 2023
February 8th, 2023
Via African Business, additional optimism for Senegal which is on course to record a world-beating 8% growth this year, thanks largely to expected oil and gas revenues: The World Bank predicts that Senegal will grow by 8% in 2023, the most out of any sub-Saharan African country. The growth is largely attributed to huge oil […]
Read more »Algeria: Emerging From Isolation
February 8th, 2023
Via Rane’s STRATFOR Worldview, analysis of Algeria’s emergence from isolation: Algeria has adopted a new strategy of international engagement as it seeks to modernize its economy, but continued dependence on hydrocarbon revenue and its persistent stance on some geopolitical rivalries involving Israel and Russia will limit its transformation. Since President Abdelmajid Tebboune began his tenure in […]
Read more »Poland: Key To Improving Central and Eastern Europe’s Railway Connections
February 8th, 2023
Via Emerging Europe, a report on why Poland is key to improving Central and Eastern Europe’s railway connections: Russia’s war on Ukraine has brought home the importance of investment in Central and Eastern Europe’s railways. A new hub in Poland could be key to making those investments work. In a study first published in 2018, […]
Read more »Africa’s Latest Unicorn, MNT-Halan, Answers A Very Important Question
February 8th, 2023
Via TechCabal, a look at Africa’s latest unicorn, MNT-Halan: MNT-Halan, an Egyptian startup bundling fintech and e-commerce, has snagged a billion dollars valuation at the back of a $400 million financing. The startup is now Africa’s 8th unicorn, joining a list that includes Nigerian Flutterwave and Senegalese Wave. This announcement hints that Africa is back to […]
Read more »In North Korea, Almighty US Dollar Still Reigns Supreme
February 8th, 2023
Via NK News, commentary on how repeated currency reforms have eroded trust in the DPRK won, making foreign money essential for many transactions: North Korea has long allowed an unusual degree of private trade in foreign currency for a communist bloc country, and a new study has shone a light on just how common it […]
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.