India: The Drought That Spawned An Ice Cream Industry
May 5th, 2024
Via The Migration Story, an inspiring article on an auto remodelling hub that has sprouted in Rajasthan’s arid Gangapur, where mini trucks are converted into ice cream vends-on-wheels, used by migrants to turn a profit in India’s big cities: The parched villages of Gangapur in northwestern India have a new season in their calendar. At […]
Read more »Uzbekistan and Saudi Arabia Boost Economic Ties with $18B in Projects
May 4th, 2024
Via KUN News, a report on Uzbekistan and Saudi Arabia plans to boost economic ties with $18 billion in projects in the pharmaceutical, healthcare, and “green” energy sectors: Today, on May 2, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev received a delegation led by Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al Saud, who is visiting Uzbekistan to […]
Read more »IMEC’s Road Ahead
May 3rd, 2024
Via National Interest, commentary on IMEC and how the Gaza War can’t stop the economic convergence of India, Europe, and the Middle East. As the global economic and geopolitical landscape undergoes a significant transformation in the 2020s, the intricate interplay of commerce, politics, and strategic ambitions across India, the Middle East, and European economies is […]
Read more »Tycoon Sees $3.5 Billion Investments in Namibia Green Hydrogen
May 3rd, 2024
Via Bloomberg, a report on one Belgian entrepreneur’s large scale investment plans for Namibia’s green hydrogen industry: CMB expects $3.5 billion of investment in five years Namibia is seeking to tap abundant sun, wind for hydrogen Cie Maritime Belge SA, a Belgian shipping company, expects green hydrogen production in Namibia to start in the fourth […]
Read more »Port of Antwerp Plans €250 Million Namibia Hydrogen Harbor
May 3rd, 2024
Via Bloomberg, a report on the Port of Antwerp’s plans to support development of a hydrogen harbor in Namibia: Development is part of Namibia’s green hydrogen plan Fellow Belgian company CMB is due to open hydrogen plant Port of Antwerp Bruges plans to develop a €250 million ($267 million) hydrogen and ammonia storage and export […]
Read more »China’s Investment In Africa’s Lithium Beginning To Pay Off
May 3rd, 2024
Via South China Morning Post, an article on how China’s investment in Africa’s lithium mines is beginning to pay off with new mineral supply chains created: China’s investment in Zimbabwe’s Kamativi lithium mine has seen production of the essential mineral increase exponentially It is part of Beijing’s plan to open up lithium supply, with the […]
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.