Africa: A Growing Investment Destination
July 12th, 2023
An interesting graphic via the CIA Factbook and African Wealth Summit, reminding us that – with a market value of $4 trillion and being one of the fastest-growing regions globally – Africa demands our attention, especially as the population continues to increase, making it a demographic powerhouse that cannot be ignored.
Read more »Ethiopia’s Social Media Shutdowns Threaten Its Digital Economy
July 12th, 2023
Via Semafor, commentary on the negative impact that Ethiopia’s social media shutdowns are having on its digital economy: Ethiopia wants to build an open digital economy, but it’s also indefinitely blocking major social media platforms for unspecified security reasons. Since February, when the Horn of Africa nation banned Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, Telegram and YouTube, its […]
Read more »China Begins Lithium Extraction, Increases Mining Investment in Bolivia
July 12th, 2023
Courtesy of The Diplomat, a report on Beijing’s growing investment presence in Bolivia, in particular the growing Chinese interest in lithium, is prompting concerns about economic dependency. Nearly six months after a $1 billion agreement was signed between the Chinese firms CATL, BRUNP, and CMOC (CBC) and the Bolivian state company Yacimientos de Litio Bolivianos […]
Read more »Belt and Road: A Net Benefit for Bangladesh So Far
July 12th, 2023
Courtesy of the Asia Times, commentary on BRI benefits for Bangladesh where Dhaka has prudently avoided any ‘debt trap’ while addressing key infrastructure shortages with Chinese funding and assistance: In recent years, China has emerged as Bangladesh’s largest trading partner and one of its biggest providers of development assistance. Since 2016, the two sides have […]
Read more »Zimbabwe: Expanding Its Lithium Industry with China’s Support
July 12th, 2023
Via Inconcreto, a report on Zimbabwe’s expanding lithium industry: Located in the southern part of Africa, Zimbabwe is a former colony of the British Empire that gained fully independence in 1980. It is a relatively small state within the African continent, with an overall population of approximately 14 million people. Zimbabwe is recognized as the […]
Read more »Africa’s Population Boom: Nigeria
July 12th, 2023
Courtesy of Rane’s Stratfor WorldView, a look at Nigeria’s preparedness and capacity to adapt as its already massive population grows even bigger in the coming decades: Nigeria, the most populous country in Africa and the seventh most populous country in the world, will be the hub of Africa’s impending population boom. Projected to double its size […]
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.