The Emerging Contours of Saudi-Emirati Competition in Southeast Asia
June 28th, 2023
Courtesy of The Diplomat, an article on the two gulf states’ growing diplomatic and economic outreach to southeast Asia: Early last month, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, the president of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), met with Vietnam’s Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan in Abu Dhabi. The meeting was ostensibly for discussions on the upcoming […]
Read more »DR Congo Sounds Alarm About Cobalt Prospects
June 28th, 2023
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on recent statements from the DRC’s state mining group about cobalt market dominance and dynamics: The new head of Gécamines, the Democratic Republic of Congo’s state mining company, said the country had missed the opportunity to leverage its dominance in the cobalt market and attract investment off the […]
Read more »Western Sahara: Looking at EU-Morocco Fisheries Deal On The Ground
June 28th, 2023
Via The Africa Report, an article on the Western Sahara’s fisheries deal with the EU: Despite its famed reputation for desert landscapes, exuding a perpetual air of desolation, Western Sahara is blessed with bountiful natural resources. From harbouring some of the world’s most critical phosphate reserves – essential fertilisers for agricultural production – to coastal […]
Read more »Will India Surpass China to Become the Next Superpower? Four Inconvenient Truths…
June 28th, 2023
Courtesy of Foreign Policy, analysis of India’s potential to surpass China: When India overtook China in April to become the world’s most populous nation, observers wondered: Will New Delhi surpass Beijing to become the next global superpower? India’s birth rate is almost twice that of China. And India has outpaced China in economic growth for […]
Read more »Afghanistan, China Interested In Connecting Via Wakhan Corridor
June 28th, 2023
Via Times of Central Asia, a report that Afghanistan and China are interested in connecting via Wakhan corridor: The Afghan Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MoIC) said that the Islamic Emirate (Taliban-led Afghan government) and China are interested in connecting via the Wakhan corridor, Afghan broadcaster TOLOnews reported. The spokesman for the MoIC, Akhundzada Abdul […]
Read more »China’s Growing Influence in Latin America
June 27th, 2023
Via the Council on Foreign Relations, a detailed look at how – for more than two decades – China has developed close economic and security ties with many Latin American countries, including Brazil and Venezuela: Summary China is South America’s top trading partner and a major source of both foreign direct investment and lending in […]
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.