Colombia’s Nickel Reserves: A Blessing and Curse
July 25th, 2023
Via Geopolitical Monitor, an article on Colombia’s nickel industry: The Colombian government is eager to expand and diversify the country’s mining industry by exploiting critical minerals, including nickel, which is currently solely mined in Cerro Matoso. As global demand for this critical mineral reminds high, nickel can be very profitable for Colombia’s mining industry and […]
Read more »Trans-Afghan Railway to Connect Uzbekistan with Pakistan
July 25th, 2023
Via Dawn, a report on a planned trans-Afghan railway, connecting Uzbekistan with Pakistan: Pakistan, Uzbekistan and Afghanistan will sign a joint protocol on Tuesday (today) to connect the Uzbek rail network with Pakistan Railways. The route for this connection will pass through Termiz in Uzbekistan, Mazar-i-Sharif and Logar in Afghanistan, and culminate in Pakistan via […]
Read more »Morocco: Managem Bets on Cobalt
July 25th, 2023
Courtesy of The Africa Report, an article on Moroccan mining group Managem’s plans to start building a cobalt-processing plant by 2025: Managem, the Moroccan mining group majority-owned by the royal holding company Al Mada, plans to build a cobalt-processing plant to supply the growing demand for electric-vehicle batteries. “The feasibility study for the construction of […]
Read more »Uzbekistan Built a $580M Tourist Draw, but Will They Come?
July 23rd, 2023
Courtesy of Nikkei Asia, a look at Uzbekistan’s ambitious tourism strategy: A canal surrounds Uzbekistan’s Silk Road Samarkand Tourist Complex. Opened in 2022, the site is at the center of efforts to draw more international visitors. (Photo by David Andreas) At a cost of $580 million, the Silk Road Samarkand Tourist Complex is a testament […]
Read more »Saudi Arabia’s Neom Seeks $2.7 Billion Loan to Build Futuristic City
July 23rd, 2023
Via Bloomberg, an article on Saudi Arabia’s efforts to secure a $2.7 Billion Loan to build Neom: Saudi Arabia’s Neom, the company developing Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s flagship megaproject, is looking to raise a 10 billion riyal ($2.7 billion) loan, according to people familiar with the matter. Neom, a unit of the kingdom’s sovereign wealth […]
Read more »The Emerging World’s Diabetes Problem
July 22nd, 2023
Looking at the Visual Capitalist’s diabetes rates by country in 2021, a worrying trend quickly becomes clear: developing countries such as Pakistan, Egypt, Mexico, and the Pacific Island states are facing significant challenges ahead: Mapping Diabetes Rates by Country in 2021 Despite advancements in healthcare lengthening life expectancy across the world, there are still many […]
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.