Can Africa Avoid Another False Dawn and Finally Seize Its Potential?
July 13th, 2023
Via the McKinsey Global Institute, an interesting interview with a leading African development economist on Africa’s future: In this episode of the McKinsey Global Institute’s Forward Thinking podcast, cohost Janet Bush talks with Carlos Lopes. He is a professor in the Mandela School of Public Governance at the University of Cape Town. He’s also an affiliate professor at […]
Read more »Oman-Based Startup Turns Carbon Into Solid Rock
July 13th, 2023
Courtesy of Fast Company, a look at an innovative Oman-based startup (44.01) focused on carbon sequestration: Of all the countries in the Middle East that you might expect to host a startup that is advancing in the storage of carbon dioxide — and thus, keeping it out of the atmosphere — Oman probably isn’t the […]
Read more »Iran: Attempting To Create A Gas Alliance With Qatar
July 13th, 2023
Via New Eastern Outlook, a report on Iran’s efforts to establish a new gas alliance: Iran is attempting to create a gas alliance involving Qatar. While Turkey is attempting to rescue the grain deal, Iran is actively promoting the concept of establishing a gas hub of its own. The gas swap between Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan […]
Read more »Africa: A Growing Investment Destination
July 12th, 2023
An interesting graphic via the CIA Factbook and African Wealth Summit, reminding us that – with a market value of $4 trillion and being one of the fastest-growing regions globally – Africa demands our attention, especially as the population continues to increase, making it a demographic powerhouse that cannot be ignored.
Read more »Ethiopia’s Social Media Shutdowns Threaten Its Digital Economy
July 12th, 2023
Via Semafor, commentary on the negative impact that Ethiopia’s social media shutdowns are having on its digital economy: Ethiopia wants to build an open digital economy, but it’s also indefinitely blocking major social media platforms for unspecified security reasons. Since February, when the Horn of Africa nation banned Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, Telegram and YouTube, its […]
Read more »China Begins Lithium Extraction, Increases Mining Investment in Bolivia
July 12th, 2023
Courtesy of The Diplomat, a report on Beijing’s growing investment presence in Bolivia, in particular the growing Chinese interest in lithium, is prompting concerns about economic dependency. Nearly six months after a $1 billion agreement was signed between the Chinese firms CATL, BRUNP, and CMOC (CBC) and the Bolivian state company Yacimientos de Litio Bolivianos […]
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.