Chile’s Plan To Nationalize Lithium Supply
April 21st, 2023
Courtesy of The Financial Times, an article on the Chilean president’s plan to nationalize its lithium supply, a move that follows Mexico, Indonesia and other countries seizing greater control over mineral resources: Chile’s president Gabriel Boric said on Thursday he planned to nationalise the country’s lithium industry, transforming the landscape for miners in the world’s […]
Read more »Where Are South Asia’s Most Vulnerable Economies Headed?
April 21st, 2023
Courtesy of STRATFOR’s Worldview, an interesting analysis of south Asia’s most vulnerable economies, namely Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and the Maldives: In the coming months and years, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and the Maldives will need to implement macroeconomic adjustment programs to maintain market confidence and retain access to external financing at a reasonable cost, which will […]
Read more »Massive Morocco-UK Cable Gains Financial Boost From Middle East
April 21st, 2023
Via Energy Live News, a report on a massive infrastructure project designed to bring solar power from Morocco to the UK: Xlinks, a UK-based startup that plans to build what is described as the world’s longest undersea cable to address the future energy requirements of the UK is allegedly close to concluding a funding round […]
Read more »Tanzania: Is it Too Late For U.S. To Catch Up With China?
April 20th, 2023
Courtesy of The Africa Report, a look at U.S. efforts to move closer to Tanzania: As geopolitical competition between the US and China on the continent intensifies, one country to watch is Tanzania, a historical Chinese ally, but also a major recipient of Washington aid. Analysts say Washington sees a window of opportunity to increase […]
Read more »Mexico and Peru: Soft Fruit Superpowers
April 18th, 2023
Via the World Economic Forum, a look at how Peru and Mexico boosted berry production hundreds of times over in just 10 years: Carlos Gereda didn’t know what he was starting when he brought some blueberries home to Peru from Chile in 2006. He wanted to know if they would grow in his native soil […]
Read more »Africa’s Lucrative Spare Parts Opportunity
April 18th, 2023
Courtesy of AfriDigest, a look at Africa’s lucrative spare parts opportunity, brought about by rising vehicle ownership, poor road quality, and a variety of other catalysts: Mobility is essential to economic and social development as it enables access to goods, services, and information, as well as jobs, markets, family, and friends. But it remains a […]
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.