The Tiny Kingdom Of Bhutan Secretly Held Millions Of Dollars In Cryptocurrency
April 23rd, 2023
Courtesy of Forbes, an interesting article on how the Himalayan kingdom has quietly been dumping millions of dollars into bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies: Among the world’s most isolated nations, Bhutan is known for its sweeping vistas, mountaintop monasteries and a Gross National Happiness Index that prioritizes wellbeing over economic growth. With an economy largely built […]
Read more »The Next Superpower Battlefield Could Be Under the Sea in Africa
April 21st, 2023
Via Foreign Policy, a look at how U.S. assistance in developing tech infrastructure could help achieve Washington’s strategic and diplomatic goals by countering Russia and China: Submarine fiber-optic cables traversing oceans and connecting the African continent have fast emerged as a geopolitical hotspot for the West. As of late, U.S. foreign policy has been captivated […]
Read more »The Nigerian EV Entrepreneur Hoping To Go Head-To-Head With Tesla
April 21st, 2023
Via MIT Technology Review, an article about a Nigerian entrepreneur who started with electric retrofits of community vehicles like motorized tricycles and now aims to bring electrification to communal buses: Nigerians have become accustomed to long lines for gasoline and wild fluctuations in bus fares. Though the country is Africa’s largest producer of oil, its […]
Read more »Chile’s Plan To Nationalize Lithium Supply
April 21st, 2023
Courtesy of The Financial Times, an article on the Chilean president’s plan to nationalize its lithium supply, a move that follows Mexico, Indonesia and other countries seizing greater control over mineral resources: Chile’s president Gabriel Boric said on Thursday he planned to nationalise the country’s lithium industry, transforming the landscape for miners in the world’s […]
Read more »Where Are South Asia’s Most Vulnerable Economies Headed?
April 21st, 2023
Courtesy of STRATFOR’s Worldview, an interesting analysis of south Asia’s most vulnerable economies, namely Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and the Maldives: In the coming months and years, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and the Maldives will need to implement macroeconomic adjustment programs to maintain market confidence and retain access to external financing at a reasonable cost, which will […]
Read more »Massive Morocco-UK Cable Gains Financial Boost From Middle East
April 21st, 2023
Via Energy Live News, a report on a massive infrastructure project designed to bring solar power from Morocco to the UK: Xlinks, a UK-based startup that plans to build what is described as the world’s longest undersea cable to address the future energy requirements of the UK is allegedly close to concluding a funding round […]
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.