Saudi Arabia: Cutting Its Cloth To Become Next Kingdom Of Fashion
September 17th, 2023
Via Arab News, a look at how – under the Fashion Commission, which was one of 11 such bodies established in 2020 by the Ministry of Culture – a plethora of initiatives to further grow the sector both publicly and privately are being implemented: Until recently, the Saudi capital of Riyadh was hardly ever looked […]
Read more »Venezuela Formally Applies To Join BRICS+
September 17th, 2023
Via Modern Diplomacy a report that Venezuela has formally applied to join the BRICS+: Last August 3rd, the government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela formalized its petition to join the bloc BRICS in its efforts to join mechanisms to avoid sanctions imposed by the US and strengthen multilateral relationships in order to leverage on […]
Read more »China and The Taliban: Friends In Need Of Each Other?
September 16th, 2023
Via Nikkei Asia, commentary on China’s relationship with Afghanistan, where investment creeps forward amid continued security worries: In a portentous marker of the second anniversary of the Taliban’s takeover of Kabul, officials from the Afghan Ministry of Interior Affairs last month tweeted a photo from a meeting with visiting executives from China’s Huawei Technologies. The […]
Read more »The Global $800B Remittances Market
September 16th, 2023
Via Latinometrics, an insightful look at Latin America and the $800B remittances market: You’re a young Colombian who’s just secured a job in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles as part of a construction team. With the money you earn, you figure, not only can you pay rent and buy groceries—but also send home a […]
Read more »BRICS+ Set To Drive Global South’s Agenda, With Limitations
September 16th, 2023
Via Nikkei Asia, commentary on BRICS+ ability to drive the Global South’s agenda: On Aug. 2, Anil Sooklal, South Africa’s ambassador to the BRICS bloc, said that the ragtag group’s upcoming leaders’ summit in Johannesburg would initiate “a tectonic change … in the global geopolitical architecture.” While the summit that concluded on Aug. 24 fell decidedly […]
Read more »Is Gwadar the Key to Bridging East and West Global Economics and Geopolitics?
September 16th, 2023
Via Modern Diplomacy, an article on Gwadar’s role in bringing east and west global economics and geopolitics: In the realm of global economics and strategic geopolitics, few places hold as much promise and significance as Gwadar. Nestled on the southwestern coast of Pakistan, Gwadar is often referred to as the “Gateway to the Arabian Sea,” […]
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.