Mexico: Building Rail Rival To Panama Canal
November 16th, 2023
Via Energy Daily, a report on Mexico’s ambitions to build a rail rival to the Panama Canal: At Mexico’s narrowest point, linking the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, the government is building a railway rival to the Panama Canal with promises of economic bounty but amid fears of environmental and social harm.The Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes […]
Read more »Ethiopia’s Flower Sector: Wilting Under Pressure of Conflict?
November 16th, 2023
Via Semafor, a look at how Ethiopia’s booming flower business may be set to take a hit due to internal conflict in the country: As an under-reported conflict escalates in northern Ethiopia’s Amhara region, the country’s horticulture sector looks set to become a major economic casualty. Currently the world’s fifth largest exporter of flowers, industry […]
Read more »China Sets Sights on Morocco As North African Nation Becomes Centre of EV Revolution
November 15th, 2023
Via the South China Morning Post, a report on China’s investment interest in Morocco around EVs” Morocco’s proximity to Europe, abundance of critical minerals and tax incentives have put it at the heart of the electric vehicle sector As part of the global trend of nearshoring, Chinese companies are now lining up to shorten supply […]
Read more »Local Investors are Shying Away from Africa’s EV Revolution
November 15th, 2023
Via Semafor, a look at how local investors are shying away from Africa’s EV revolution: A lack of local investment in African electric vehicle companies threatens the growth of the continent’s green transportation sector. It undermines efforts to introduce cleaner forms of mass transport that would reduce pollution in heavily congested cities. Demand among individuals […]
Read more »China To Finance Manufacturing Two High-Speed Trains In Iran
November 15th, 2023
Via Eurasia Review, a report that two high-speed trains will be manufactured in Iran with Chinese investment: Iran’s deputy minister of roads and urban development on Sunday said two high-speed trains will be manufactured in Iran with Chinese investment. Iran has proposed the developing and equipping of Iranian ports to Chinese investors, Shahriar Afandizadeh said. Pointing to […]
Read more »São Tomé and Príncipe, and Burundi Join Africa Finance Corporation Membership
November 15th, 2023
São Tomé and Príncipe, and Burundi expand Africa Finance Corporation membership to three-quarters of the continent: Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), the continent’s leading infrastructure solutions provider, announces Burundi and São Tomé & Príncipe as its newest member countries, expanding its community of sovereigns to 42 African nations. Despite significant macroeconomic headwinds, AFC has doubled its […]
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.