Green Energy in Africa Presents Significant Investment Opportunities
October 21st, 2023
Courtesy of McKinsey, a report on how green energy in Africa presents significant investment opportunities: Africa has the fastest-growing population in the world, and it is set to double by 2050 to reach more than two billion people.1 Meeting their needs with cost-efficient, sustainable energy sources will be vital to the continent’s socioeconomic development as well as […]
Read more »Saudi Arabia’s Ambition To Drive Energy Growth Across Africa
October 21st, 2023
Via WhyAfrica, commentary on Saudi Arabia’s ambition to drive energy growth across Africa: Saudi Arabia’s ambition to drive energy growth across Africa Saudi Arabia wants to build stronger relationships with African countries and has eyed the continent’s energy sector as a strategic opportunity to tap into. This became clear during a Saudi Arabia-Africa Energy Investment Forum […]
Read more »How Timor-Leste Escaped the Political ‘Resource Curse’
October 21st, 2023
Courtesy of The Diplomat, a look at how Asia’s youngest nation has shown that resource wealth does not necessarily impede the development of a stable democracy: Amid Southeast Asia’s democratic backsliding, Timor-Leste’s success is impressive. In May, the country elected a new parliament. In July, power was transferred peacefully from Fretilin to a National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction (CNRT)-led coalition headed […]
Read more »China Announces Major Steps To Support High-Quality BRI Cooperation
October 21st, 2023
Via Global Times, a report on Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday announced eight major steps China will take to support high-quality Belt and Road cooperation. First, China will build a multidimensional Belt and Road connectivity network, Xi said in a keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the third Belt and Road Forum for […]
Read more »Namibia: On Track To Become World Class Energy Hub
October 21st, 2023
Via WhyAfrica, a report on Namibia’s energy potential: Minister says Namibia’s on track to become a world class energy hub With its green hydrogen developments gaining traction, its massive oil and gas discoveries and ample opportunity for the development of renewable energy projects, Namibia is on track to become a major player in Africa’s energy sector. […]
Read more »India At The Center: An Investment Case
October 20th, 2023
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on the investment case for India: Unhedged: the investment case for India The war in Gaza has deepened the pattern of global polarisation that first became painfully apparent with the invasion of Ukraine. As President Joe Biden arrived in Israel yesterday, Vladimir Putin appeared in Beijing. Increasingly, China, […]
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.