How West Africa Can Reap More Profit From the Global Chocolate Market
September 29th, 2023
Courtesy of The New York Times, a look at how resource-rich countries like Ghana are often cut out of lucrative parts of the business like manufacturing: The first leg of the 35-mile journey from Ghana’s capital city, Accra, to the Fairafric chocolate factory in Amanase on the N6 highway is a quick ride. But after […]
Read more »‘Fertile ground’: Baghdad Sees Timid Revival With Investment Drive
September 29th, 2023
Via Energy Daily, a report on Iraq’s investment revival: On a summer evening, Iraqis smoke shisha and go bowling at a sprawling riverside complex in Baghdad, one of the many new investments reviving the capital after decades of turmoil.“Iraq is fertile ground for investments,” said Falah Hassan, the executive director of the complex of restaurants […]
Read more »Morocco Aims To Become Key Player In Green Hydrogen
September 28th, 2023
Courtesy of Energy Daily, a look at Morocco’s aims to become a key player in green hydrogen: Morocco has voiced ambitious plans to become North Africa’s top player in the emerging “green hydrogen” sector, with plans to export the clean-burning fuel to Europe.Hydrogen is seen as a clean energy source that can help the world […]
Read more »Uganda Seeks Chinese Funding For Oil Pipeline
September 28th, 2023
Via Energy Daily, an article on Uganda’s efforts to secure funding for a controversial oil pipeline: Uganda is in the final stages of negotiations with Chinese financiers to help fund a controversial pipeline project after some Western partners pulled out, a senior official said Wednesday.“We are having final discussions with our Chinese partners to provide […]
Read more »Chinese Battery Groups Invest In Morocco To Serve Western Markets
September 28th, 2023
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on China’s investment in Morocco, which possesses 70% of the world’s reserves of phosphate, an ingredient in the cheaper, lower-range batteries in which China dominates global production: Chinese companies are avoiding or delaying direct investments in the US and Europe because of geopolitics and lengthy waits for permits, one […]
Read more »Will the U.S. Plan to Counter China’s Belt and Road Initiative Work?
September 28th, 2023
Via The Council on Foreign Relations, commentary on IMEC: At last week’s G20 summit, President Joe Biden announced an India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC), which seeks to counter the inroads China has made through its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) by linking India, the Arabian Gulf, and Europe. This reflects a recognition in Washington that […]
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.