AI-Powered Satellite Analysis Unveils Economic Realities in Underdeveloped Nations
December 10th, 2023
Via Terra Daily, an interesting look at how AI-powered satellite Analysis can unveil economic disparities in underdeveloped nations: Image 2. Differences in satellite imagery and economic scores in North Korea between 2016 and 2019. Significant development was found in the Wonsan Kalma area (top), one of the tourist development zones, but no changes were observed in […]
Read more »How A Chinese Railway Helped Jokowi Cement His Infrastructure Legacy
December 10th, 2023
Via East Asia Forum, commentary on how a Chinese railway helped Jokowi cement his infrastructure legacy: Indonesia welcomed its first high-speed railway in October 2023, the first of its kind in Southeast Asia and a significant leap for Indonesia’s infrastructural development. The US$7.3 billion Jakarta-Bandung line, financed by Chinese banks and built with Chinese technology, […]
Read more »Nigeria in the Emerging World Order
December 7th, 2023
Via Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, a look at how Nigeria’s large economy and burgeoning soft power make it a critical emerging power in Africa. But domestic problems demand that Nigeria steer a careful middle path between the United States and its adversaries. Often referred to as the “Giant of Africa” because of its large […]
Read more »Italian Oil Giant Eni To Invest $10B in Côte d’Ivoire
December 7th, 2023
Courtesy of The Africa Report, an article on ENI’s plans to invest $10B in Côte d’Ivoire: In the past two years, Abidjan has become one of Eni CEO Claudio Descalzi’s favourite destinations. Italian oil giant Eni plans to invest $10bn, alongside Côte d’Ivoire’s national oil company Petroci, in the development and exploitation of its Baleine […]
Read more »Ethiopia’s Call for Foreign Investment In Its Banking Sector Comes With Strings
December 7th, 2023
Via Semafor, commentary on Ethiopia’s call for foreign investment in its banking sector: Ethiopia’s central bank is fast-tracking the rollout of a new legal framework to spur foreign competition in the local banking sector while simultaneously imposing strict limits on the role of foreign players. The central bank governor told parliament last week that a framework […]
Read more »AMEA Power To Develop Solar, Wind, Green Hydrogen in Mauritania
December 7th, 2023
Via Energy, Capital, and Power, a report on an Emirati firm’s plans to develop solar, wind, and green hydrogen in Mauritania: Emirati renewable energy firm, AMEA Power, inked two Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) during COP28 on December 3 for the development of a 100 MW wind farm and 100 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) plant in […]
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.