The Fastest-Growing Shopping App In The World
August 19th, 2023
Courtesy of Rest of World, an article on Meesho, an app successfully taking on Amazon and Walmart with its focus on cheaper goods for small-town consumers: In 2022, Meesho was the most-downloaded shopping app in the world with over 500 million downloads. Its home page offers a variety of unbranded products including jeans, kurtas, shoes, and smart watches […]
Read more »Turkmenistan Signals Major Change In Energy-Export Stance
August 19th, 2023
Via Eurasianet, a report on Ashgabat’s shifting position which opens the way for expansion of natural gas supplies to Europe: A big shift is brewing for Caspian Basin energy exports. In a diplomatic about-face, Turkmenistan has signaled its readiness to develop a Trans-Caspian pipeline that potentially could increase natural gas deliveries to the European Union. […]
Read more »Turkish Drone Maker Baykar Seeks to Extend Global Influence
August 19th, 2023
Via Nikkei Asia, a look at the growing global impact of a pioneering Turkish defense manufacturer: At the entrance of Turkish drone maker Baykar Technology’s headquarters, there is a tile mural that pays tribute to the national tradition of thinking outside the box. The work starts with Sultan Mehmed II and his fleet on their […]
Read more »‘Fuel of the future’: Gulf States Bet on ‘Green’ Hydrogen
August 17th, 2023
Via Al Monitor, a report on the Gulf states’ focus on green hydrogen: After riding a fossil-fuel boom for decades, Gulf Arab states are eyeing “green” hydrogen as they try to transition their economies and ease the climate crisis at a stroke. Oil producers Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Oman are investing heavily […]
Read more »Continued Delays In Senegal’s Oil and Gas Sector
August 17th, 2023
Courtesy of The Africa Report, a look at Senegal’s oil and gas sector: After Sangomar, the start of production at the Grand Tortue Ahmeyim has also been postponed until 2024, despite Dakar’s reliance on fossil fuels to boost its economy. Located on the Senegalese-Mauritanian maritime border, the Grand Tortue Ahmeyim(GTA) gas field is subject to […]
Read more »Trans-Caspian Route: Kazakhstan’s Gateway to Europe
August 17th, 2023
Courtesy of The Diplomat, an article on the Trans-Caspian Route and its impact on Kazakhstan in particular: On August 6, Ukraine published a coastal notification, declaring the waters of six Russian ports on the Black Sea – Anapa, Novorossiysk, Gelendzhik, Tuapse, Sochi, and Taman – as a zone of “military threat.” This happened in response […]
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.