Who Controls Argentina’s Lithium?
April 10th, 2024
Via Diálogo Chino, a detailed report on Argentina’s lithium industry, where nearly one million hectares of the country’s lithium-rich salt flats are controlled by just five companies: Argentina’s lithium, with all its promises of bringing foreign currency and economic progress, is spread out across millions of hectares of unique ecosystems: salt flats. Below these sparse expanses, […]
Read more »How the US Could Compete with China in Latin America
April 9th, 2024
Courtesy of The Financial Times, commentary on how the US could compete with China in Latin America: As China became an economic superpower, its banks and companies planted five-star red flags all over the world. But nowhere has booming Chinese business caused Washington as much concern as in Latin America. “They are on the 20-yard […]
Read more »India’s Electric Rickshaws Are Leaving EVs In The Dust
April 9th, 2024
Via Rest of World, a report on how little-known e-rickshaw companies like YC Electric are at the forefront of India’s EV revolution: India’s second-largest e-rickshaw manufacturer, YC Electric, is a brand the average Indian would not know of. A timely partnership between a cycle rickshaw company and a three-wheeler company, YC Electric sold over 40,000 […]
Read more »Belt & Road: Chinese Techno-Nationalism in Maldives
April 9th, 2024
Via Asia Times, a look at how the ‘Digital Silk Road’ has the potential of allowing China to play king of the castle in the Indian Ocean region: The Maldives’ recent turn toward China and away from India has boosted Beijing’s long-term push for regional control and disrupted New Delhi’s ambition to match Chinese strategic competitiveness in […]
Read more »Why Africa’s Critical Minerals Are Key to U.S. National Security
April 9th, 2024
Courtesy of the United States Institute for Peace, a new report offering ways for the United States to diversify its critical mineral supply chains through mutually beneficial partnerships in Africa: A new USIP report emphasizes the importance of the United States government being engaged in the African critical minerals sector if it is to diminish its dependence […]
Read more »Fortescue Signs Agreement for Massive Green Hydrogen and Ammonia Hub in Morocco
April 9th, 2024
Via Renew Economy, a report on a new green hydrogen and ammonia hub in Morocco: Andrew Forrest’s iron ore and green energy giant Fortescue Metals has announced a “landmark” joint venture to create a massive renewable energy, and green hydrogen, ammonia and manufacturing hub in the north Africa country of Morocco. The joint venture has […]
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.