Chinese Megaprojects Back In Fashion In Central Asia’s Poorest States
June 30th, 2024
Via Radio Free Europe, a look at Chinese mega investments in Central Asia: For most of the last two decades, China has been the most obvious source of foreign direct investment for the countries of Central Asia. But for the two poorest countries of the region — Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan — truly strategic investment from […]
Read more »Japan Invests In Cambodia’s Goal of Becoming a Top Cashew Exporter
June 30th, 2024
Via Nikkei Asia, a report on Japanese investment into Cambodia’s cashew industry: A Japanese real estate developer has helped Cambodia take a big step toward becoming the world’s top cashew exporter, a goal that might not be as distant as it appears at first glance. Mirarth Holdings, in early June, commemorated the completion of a […]
Read more »The Philippines Needs Rice, But Young People Don’t Want To Farm It
June 30th, 2024
Courtesy of The Washington Post, a report on the Philippines – where 2.4 million Filipinos work as rice farmers. But for young people, a rice farmer’s grueling and often impoverished life holds dwindling appeal: In the Philippines, people say, “Bigas ay buhay”: “Rice is life.” It’s a neutral canvas for every meal. Other foods are often […]
Read more »Apps Aren’t a Magic Solution to Underdevelopment in Africa
June 30th, 2024
Via Jacobin, commentary on how tech start-up leaders are touting digitalization as the path to prosperity in Africa, but the continent’s economy remains heavily based on exporting its unprocessed raw materials. In this context, new apps are only a way of managing poverty, not ending it. “Africa is a digital continent.” It’s a title that […]
Read more »Philippines Courts Investors For ‘China-Free’ Nickel Supply Chain
June 29th, 2024
Via The Financial Times, a report on Manila’s efforts to pitch itself as alternative for western countries seeking to diversify sources of EV battery material: The Philippines is scouting for western investment to further develop its nickel reserves, pitching itself as an alternative to the China-dominated supply chain for the critical battery metal. The country, which […]
Read more »Global Firms Mull Placing Kenya Investments on Hold as Risks Uncertain
June 29th, 2024
Via Kenyan Wall Street, an article on global firms reconsidering Kenyan investments given recent risks: As Kenya reels from protests and uncertainty, even after President Ruto’s announced his administration would be withdrawing the Finance Bill 2024, some foreign companies are considering temporarily pausing their investments in the country. The Kenyan Wall Street spoke with several firms, […]
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.