SIFC: Pakistan’s New Beacon Of Economic Revival
May 24th, 2024
Via Eurasia Review, commentary on Pakistan’s new Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC): The establishment of the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) on June 20, 2023, marks a significant step in Pakistan’s ongoing efforts to attract Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and address its economic challenges. As a unified platform aimed at facilitating investors and streamlining decision-making […]
Read more »Seeking Access to Congo’s Metals, White House Aims to Ease Sanctions
May 23rd, 2024
Via the New York Times, a report on a deal to allow the Israeli billionaire Dan Gertler to cash out his mining positions in the Democratic Republic of Congo has enraged human rights activists and some government officials. Three years after Biden administration officials tightened sanctions on a billionaire Israeli mining executive for corrupt business […]
Read more »Microsoft and G42 Announce $1B Digital Ecosystem Initiative for Kenya
May 23rd, 2024
Via Microsoft, a report on a new $1 billion comprehensive digital ecosystem initiative for Kenya Microsoft Corp. and G42 on Wednesday announced a comprehensive package of digital investments in Kenya, as part of an initiative with the Republic of Kenya’s Ministry of Information, Communications and the Digital Economy. In collaboration with Microsoft and other stakeholders, […]
Read more »China’s Digital Silk Road: Taking Its Shot at Global Stage
May 22nd, 2024
Via East Asia Forum, a report on China’s Digital Silk Road: China’s Digital Silk Road initiative aims to expand digital technologies in developing countries, posing a challenge to US technological dominance and raising security concerns due to the potential for surveillance and data collection. Despite US sanctions and increased domestic production, Chinese tech companies like […]
Read more »Need Nickel? How Electrifying Transport and Chinese Investment Are Playing Out in the Indonesian Archipelago
May 22nd, 2024
Via the Baker Institute for Public Policy, a report on the interplay between global EV ambitions and Chinese investment in the Indonesian archipelago: On March 8, 2022, the London Metals Exchange (LME) abruptly halted trading in nickel, which had reached a stunning $100,000 per tonne. As noted in many news sources, the LME events were […]
Read more »Why a Small Pacific Island Territory Is Upending Nickel Prices
May 22nd, 2024
Via Foreign Policy, a report on why violent riots in New Caledonia are having an outsized global impact on critical mineral supply chains. The tiny Pacific island territory of New Caledonia entered its second week of deadly riots on Monday, with protesters blocking roads and shutting down the airport. At least six people have been […]
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.