Ukraine: Attracted $500M in Investment Since The Start of the War
September 29th, 2023
Via Fortune’s Term Sheet, a look at efforts to promote investment in Ukraine: When Sergiy Tsivkach, CEO of the Ukrainian government’s investment promotion office, UkraineInvest, arrived at the Fortune offices this week, he was coming from Washington, D.C., where more than 400 people had gathered to discuss how to do more business in Ukraine. “I have a […]
Read more »Europe Lines Up African Minerals Pacts to Ease Reliance on China
September 29th, 2023
Via Bloomberg, a report on European efforts to line up African mineral pacts to ease reliance on China: Partnerships expected to be signed during EU investment summit Deals part of bloc’s efforts to diversify access to materials The European Union is finalizing partnerships with the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia to boost local industries as the bloc competes […]
Read more »Eritrea: The Surprising Triumph of “Africa’s Kim Jong Un”
September 29th, 2023
Courtesy of The Economist, an interesting look at Eritrea and its President whom some consider as “Africa’s Kim Jong Un”: In 1967, at the height of Mao Zedong’s Cultural Revolution, a group of young Eritrean students posed for a photo on the outskirts of Nanjing. The Eritreans, whose tiny country had been annexed by Ethiopia five years previously, […]
Read more »How West Africa Can Reap More Profit From the Global Chocolate Market
September 29th, 2023
Courtesy of The New York Times, a look at how resource-rich countries like Ghana are often cut out of lucrative parts of the business like manufacturing: The first leg of the 35-mile journey from Ghana’s capital city, Accra, to the Fairafric chocolate factory in Amanase on the N6 highway is a quick ride. But after […]
Read more »‘Fertile ground’: Baghdad Sees Timid Revival With Investment Drive
September 29th, 2023
Via Energy Daily, a report on Iraq’s investment revival: On a summer evening, Iraqis smoke shisha and go bowling at a sprawling riverside complex in Baghdad, one of the many new investments reviving the capital after decades of turmoil.“Iraq is fertile ground for investments,” said Falah Hassan, the executive director of the complex of restaurants […]
Read more »Morocco Aims To Become Key Player In Green Hydrogen
September 28th, 2023
Courtesy of Energy Daily, a look at Morocco’s aims to become a key player in green hydrogen: Morocco has voiced ambitious plans to become North Africa’s top player in the emerging “green hydrogen” sector, with plans to export the clean-burning fuel to Europe.Hydrogen is seen as a clean energy source that can help the world […]
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.