In Cuba, Capitalists Become An Economic Lifeline
April 29th, 2024
Courtesy of the New York Times, an article on the proliferation of private business in Cuba: A modern grocery store whose shelves are packed with everything from pasta to wine fills a spot in central Havana once occupied by a drab state-owned flower shop, its ceilings and walls repaired and repainted. A former state glass […]
Read more »Biden Adviser Backs Bill To Counter China In Latin America
April 29th, 2024
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on US trade engagement with Latin and South America: Concern over China’s economic clout has created “a hell of a chance” for the US to pass legislation paving the way for more free trade deals with Latin American countries, said President Joe Biden’s special adviser for the region. […]
Read more »In Hot Mali, Ice Costs More Than Bread or Milk
April 29th, 2024
Via BBC, a report on the economic impact of rising heat in Mali: Record-breaking heat means ice cubes now cost more than bread and milk in parts of Mali. “I’ve come to buy ice because it’s very hot now,” says 15-year-old Fatouma Yattara as she visits her local vendor in the capital, Bamako. With no […]
Read more »Why the U.S. and China Suddenly Care About a Port in Southern Chile
April 28th, 2024
Via Americas Quarterly, an article on why Punta Arenas – sitting at the very tip of South Americ – has rich potential for green hydrogen and is drawing a spike in global shipping, as well as interest from Washington and Beijing: Perched on the pylons of a century-old coal pier, sleek black cormorants gaze out […]
Read more »Algeria Signs $3.5B Deal with Qatari Firm to Develop World’s Largest Dairy Farm
April 28th, 2024
Via Al Monitor, a report on a Qatari food giant’s recent announcement of a $3.5 billion agreement with the Algerian Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to develop the world’s largest integrated dairy farming and production project in the south of the African country: Qatari food company Baladna has signed a $3.5 billion agreement with […]
Read more »Iran Homing In On Africa With Trade Promises, Chaos
April 28th, 2024
Via Radio Free Europe, a report on Iran’s growing engagement with Africa: Iran is expanding its footprint in Africa, offering arms, partnerships, and chaos as it works to boost its influence on the continent. It is part of a major strategic shift that has involved high-level Iranian diplomatic and trade delegations as well as weapons […]
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.