Suriname: Selling Its Gold and Timber – at the Cost of Tribal Land Rights
February 26th, 2024
Via The Guardian, commentary on how Suriname’s claim to fame as the most forested in the world already been fatally undermined by increased logging and mining: “Welcome to Suriname – the most forested country in the world!” reads a billboard above the entrance of Suriname’s international airport terminal. Numerous signs remind travellers that more than 90% of […]
Read more »Disney, Reliance To Ink Binding India Media Merger Pact
February 26th, 2024
Courtesy of Bloomberg, an article on Disney and Reliance’s decision to merge their media interests in India: Ambani unit, affiliates to hold at least 61% of the new entity Announcement on the deal, details expected in next few days Walt Disney Co. and Reliance Industries Ltd. have signed a binding pact to merge their media operations in India, […]
Read more »In EV Revolution, Resource-Rich Global South Hopes To Turn Cash-Rich
February 26th, 2024
Courtesy of Nikkei Asia, a look at Bolivia’s and Indonesia’s efforts to tell the Global North to give them a place on the EV value chain: As the U.S., Europe, China and Japan in the northern hemisphere race to put electric vehicles on roads by offering subsidies and building infrastructure, southern hemisphere nations rich in […]
Read more »Disney’s Magical Reimagining of Lagos
February 25th, 2024
Via Semafor, a look at Disney’s animated reimagining of Lagos: Iwaju/screenshot Iwaju, a limited animated series, will become Disney’s first feature set in Nigeria when it airs this week on the Disney+ streaming service. Imagining a Lagos where flying cars zoom over today’s crowded street markets, the project is co-produced by Disney and Kugali media, […]
Read more »What South African Rooibos Tea Can Tell Us About Africa-China Trade Flows
February 25th, 2024
Via The Diplomat, a report on how the example of South Africa’s famous tea variety speaks to unfinished business in expanding African exports to China: Last month, China’s General Administration of Customs released its customs data for 2023. The data showed that China’s total trade with Africa grew a modest 1.5 percent in 2023, reaching $282.1 billion, but Africa’s […]
Read more »The CPKC Railway Line Linking Mexico, the United States and Canada
February 25th, 2024
Opened last year, a look at the CPKC railway line linking Mexico, the United States and Canada: Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) began operations, the first railway line that commercially links Mexico, the United States and Canada , with a route of more than 32,000 kilometers to through the main cities and ports of the three nations. […]
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.