South Africa: Sub-Saharan Africa’s Renewable Energy Leader
January 17th, 2024
Via Semafor, an interesting look at sub-Saharan Africa’s renewable energy generation prospects, illuminating South Africa’s commanding lead: South Africa will produce nearly half of sub-Saharan Africa’s renewable energy generation capacity over the next half decade, the International Energy Agency estimates. Most of the 64 gigawatts of renewables in the region are expected to come from […]
Read more »Bolivia’s Gold Presence
January 17th, 2024
Courtesy of Latinometrics, a report on Bolivia’s growing impact in the global gold market: The Spanish Empire may have hoped to reach Asia when they landed on the shores of the Americas in the late fifteenth century, but they stayed upon realizing that this “new” land they had discovered was packed to the brim with […]
Read more »Korea Turns To Africa As China Tightens Graphite Export Curbs
January 17th, 2024
Via The Korea Times, a report on Korea’s efforts to boost ties with Tanzania, Mozambique, and Madagascar in its search for critical minerals: Korean companies and the government are shifting their focus to Africa from China to secure graphite, as Beijing attempts to control exports of the core mineral for rechargeable batteries next month, according […]
Read more »How To Launch A Chinese Smartphone In Mexico
January 17th, 2024
Via Rest of World, an interesting brief on efforts to guide Infinix’s Mexico expansion, facing off against Huawei, Xiaomi, and Oppo: Antonio Tercero is country manager in Mexico for Infinix, a Chinese-owned smartphone brand that launched in Latin America in 2022. For decades, Infinix’s parent company, Transsion, has been one of the top-selling smartphone companies in […]
Read more »Tesla EV Plans Spur ‘Musk Pilgrimages’ From India and Southeast Asia
January 16th, 2024
Via Nikkei Asia, an article on Tesla’s EV plans in India and Southeast Asia: Indian and Southeast Asian leaders are appealing directly to Tesla CEO Elon Musk to invest in their countries as the electric-vehicle maker weighs options for curbing its dependence on the Chinese market. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Musk in […]
Read more »Starbucks: Needs To Open A New Store Every 3 Days to Reach Its Indian Growth Goal
January 16th, 2024
Via Quartz, a look at Starbucks’ aggressive growth plans in India: Starbucks is starting to brew Indian stores faster and faster. With India poised to become the world’s third-largest economy by 2030, Starbucks is doubling down on the burgeoning market. Tata Starbucks, a joint venture between Starbucks and Tata Consumer Products, plans to operate 1,000 […]
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.