The Great CPEC Mirage
May 30th, 2024
Via Dawn, commentary on CPEC: IF you think China is gearing up for another round of massive business investments in Pakistan then I have a power plant to sell you. No such thing is about to happen and all the noise around a revival of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is either wishful thinking (at best) or […]
Read more »Saudi Arabia Eyes a Future Beyond Oil
May 29th, 2024
Courtesy of the New York Times, a report on Saudi Arabia’s efforts to juggle its still-vital petroleum industry with alternative energy sources like wind and solar as it faces pressure to lower carbon emissions: At a two-hour drive from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia’s capital, rows of solar panels extend to the horizon like waves on an […]
Read more »African Countries Turn To India For Agricultural Investment
May 29th, 2024
Via The Hindu BusinessLine, an article on Kenya and Uganda’s decision to offer land on lease to Indian businesses to pursue opportunities in rice, wheat, millets, floriculture, livestock: With many African countries, such as Kenya, Uganda, Botswana, and Cote d’lvoire, actively looking beyond China for attracting foreign investments in agriculture — crucial for food security and […]
Read more »Colombia: A Petrostate In The Making
May 28th, 2024
Via Energy Transition, commentary on Colombia’s export dependence on fossil fuels: Colombia is not the first country that comes to mind when we talk about oil and gas. But over the past decades, Colombia has seen rapid growth in coal and oil exports. The total value of its coal and oil exports in 2022 were $12.9 […]
Read more »Ethiopia Shows Us Just How Fast The Transition To Electric Mobility Can Happen In Africa
May 28th, 2024
Via Clean Technica, an article on Ethiopia’s EV growth: Like a lot of countries on the African continent, Ethiopia has an exceptionally low motorisation rate. Ethiopia has a population of 126 million people, but the total number of vehicles registered in Ethiopia is around 1.2 million. Most of these vehicles are over 20 years old. […]
Read more »Africa Inc. Ready To Roar
May 28th, 2024
Via The Economist, a look at African business growth which is expanding across the continent: Global gabfests tend to be gloomy affairs these days. Bigwigs bemoan the state of geopolitics, wring their hands over existential risks, urge greater global co-operation—and go home with little to show for it all. The Africa ceo Forum, a gathering that took place […]
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.