Boosting Cote d’Ivoire’s Trade Links With Asia Via Road
October 3rd, 2023
Via South China Morning Post, an article on the Chinese-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank which seeks to boost Ivory Coast’s trade links to Asia with road upgrade scheme: The project to upgrade 7,000km of roads will help link the agricultural north of the country with major export hubs, including the port of Abidjan Officials at […]
Read more »Nigeria’s New Blue Economy Ministry – Moving Focus Away From Oil
October 3rd, 2023
Via The Conversation, an article on Nigeria’s new blue economy ministry: Why has Nigeria established a new ministry for the blue economy? The blue economy is the sustainable use of ocean and coastal resources for economic growth. It integrates environmental, social, economic and institutional objectives into the use of marine resources. It includes a wide range of sectors and resources related […]
Read more »Yemen Economy Collapses as Talks Fail to Restore Truce
October 3rd, 2023
Via Al Monitor, a report on Yemen’s increasingly distressed economy: Food shortages, power cuts and a collapsing currency are upending daily life in Yemen as peace talks make no headway in restoring a ceasefire that lapsed one year ago, around 50 NGOs said late Monday. “While economic challenges are rife across the country, rising inflation […]
Read more »How China’s Hottest Social Media App Turned Düsseldorf Into A Foodie Destination
October 2nd, 2023
Courtesy of Rest of World, an interesting look at how a Chinese social media app can impact purchasing decisions continents away, making the trendiest food city in Europe not Paris or London but Düsseldorf instead: Trips to Düsseldorf to satisfy cravings for regional Chinese food have become a recognizable trend on China’s popular social media […]
Read more »China’s Confucius Institutes Go South
October 2nd, 2023
Courtesy of The Wire, commentary on how – while Western governments are turning against Chinese cultural centers – developing countries are giving them a warmer welcome, with investment likely to follow: With cameras snapping away, nearly 300 scholars, businessmen and government officials gathered in a university hall earlier this month to celebrate the opening of a […]
Read more »West African Highway Construction Still Fraught with Interstate Obstacles and Financing Challenges
October 2nd, 2023
Via Modern Diplomacy, a look at the status of the grandiose highway project referred to as ‘Abidjan-Lagos Corridor’: After successfully launching the grandiose highway project referred to as ‘Abidjan-Lagos Corridor’ back in 2017, the five West African States – Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Benin and Nigeria – are still reviewing mechanisms for its implementation. Series […]
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.