Time For Central Asia To Create Its Own New Silk Road
June 23rd, 2023
Via 19FortyFive, commentary on need for Central Asia to become less reliant on China: Like a bad hangover, the world is quickly moving to look past Beijing’s Belt and Road initiative, which connects China to global markets. But sobering up won’t be so easy. To construct resilient, profitable supply chains, the West will have to […]
Read more »Taklimakan Desert: From Death To Green Development In Xinjiang
June 20th, 2023
Via the Technology Times, an article on the transformation of the Taklimakan Desert into a hub for sustainable development: The Taklimakan Desert, formerly referred to as the “sea of death,” is now the second-largest shifting sand desert in the world and the largest desert in China. It serves as a catalyst for green development in […]
Read more »Africa: The Clean Energy Hub of the Future
June 20th, 2023
Via TED, an interesting talk on Africa’s clean energy potential: Africa is perhaps the continent that needs least convincing about the clean energy opportunity for health, livelihoods and economy. As the fastest-growing, yet least-electrified continent on the globe most in need of power systems that can help fortify against the onslaught of climate shocks and […]
Read more »Billionaire Forrest ‘Can’t Wait Forever’ for $80 Billion Congo Hydro Deal
June 20th, 2023
Via Bloomberg, a report on the planned Grand Inga hydro dam in the DRC which would be about twice as big as Three Gorges Dam and Africa’s biggest investment project yet: Australian mining billionaire Andrew Forrest warned he “can’t wait forever” to seal a deal with the Democratic Republic of Congo for a hydropower and […]
Read more »Gabon: Banking On Untapped Mines For Its Post-Oil Energy Era
June 20th, 2023
Courtesy of The Africa Report, a look at how Gabon is banking on its untapped mines for the post-oil energy era: As Gabon seeks to transition away from an oil-dependent economy, mining – mainly for manganese, iron and gold – has emerged as a key pillar in its strategic roadmap. Despite a resurgence in oil […]
Read more »Iran, Uzbekistan Reach Agreement on Developing Transportation Corridor
June 20th, 2023
Via The Financial Tribune, a report on an agreement on the development of the multimodal “Uzbekistan-Turkmenistan-Iran” transport corridor: Uzbekistan’s Transport Minister Ilkhom Mahkamov met with the Iran’s Roads and Urban Development Minister Mehrdad Bazrpash on June 18. At the meeting, the parties discussed the strengthening of mutually beneficial cooperation in the field of transport, 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.