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 »NBA Africa Unveils Startup Accelerator
April 28th, 2024
Via Semafor, a report on NBA Africa’s efforts to plug gaps in the continent’s fledgling sports industry supply chain NBA Africa is trying to plug gaps in the continent’s fledgling sports industry supply chain with a plan to invest and support early-stage startups focused on sports and creative industries in Africa. The Triple Double: NBA Africa […]
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.