Maldives Vows China-backed Building Boom, Indians Out
April 24th, 2024
Via Energy Daily, an article on Maldives recent support of a China-backed building boom: The Maldives will press on with Chinese-backed construction and evict Indian troops from the strategically placed atoll nation, President Mohamed Muizzu’s office said Tuesday, two days after his party’s stunning parliamentary victory. He thanked voters for the landslide victory by his People’s […]
Read more »The Axis of Upheaval: The Four Power Threat
April 24th, 2024
Courtesy of Foreign Affairs, insightful commentary on how America’s adversaries are uniting to overturn the global order: In the early morning of January 2, Russian forces launched a massive missile attack on the Ukrainian cities of Kyiv and Kharkiv that killed at least five civilians, injured more than 100, and damaged infrastructure. The incident was […]
Read more »Xi’s Armada Is Winning the Battle for Energy in the South China Sea
April 24th, 2024
Courtesy of Bloomberg, a look at how tensions are soaring, but Southeast Asian nations are struggling to push back on Beijing’s contested claims and tap the energy resources their growing economies need: This was supposed to be the year that Vietnam reaped the benefits from one of its largest natural gas discoveries. An estimated 150 […]
Read more »Tajikistan Keen to Invest at Iran’s Chabahar Strategic Port
April 23rd, 2024
Via Tasnim News, a report on Tajikistan’s interest in investing in Iran’s Chabahar port: The deputy transport minister of Tajikistan said her country is interested in investing at Iran’s Chabahar Port in logistics affairs. In a meeting with Iran’s Deputy Minister of Roads and Urban Development Ali Akbar Safaei, Shayesta Moradzadeh emphasized the interest of […]
Read more »Telecoms Giants From Airtel to Orange Tackle Congo Tax Standoff
April 23rd, 2024
Via Bloomberg, a report on the DRC’s telecommunications market: Little over a quarter of the residents of sub-Saharan Africa’s third-most populous nation have access to the internet. The growth potential in the Democratic Republic of Congo — home to massive deposits of copper, cobalt and other minerals — has companies from Orange to Airtel rushing […]
Read more »Bolivia’s Boom Has Turned to Bust, Fueling an Unlikely Presidential Comeback Bid
April 23rd, 2024
Via Bloomberg, a look at Bolivia, where a long-brewing financial crisis is potentially opening the way for President Luis Arce’s mentor-turned-rival, Evo Morales, to compete once again: In the thin air of El Alto, just below the Andean snowline, shoppers hunt for bargains at stalls selling cheap shoes, school books, cookware or counterfeit clothing. Signs […]
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.