Coffee In The Congo: On The Path To Becoming The “Democratic Republic of Coffee”
June 9th, 2024
Via Sprudge, a look at efforts to expand the coffee industry in the Democratic Republic of Congo: The plight of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is widely known, from militia and rebel activities to human rights violations, gender-based violence, and other atrocities. The violence has resulted in six million deaths, seven million internally displaced […]
Read more »The Economics of Famine
June 8th, 2024
Courtesy of The Financial Times, an article on soaring prices for goods in the Gaza Strip: Prices for basic goods in the Gaza Strip have spiralled after the closure of its border crossing with Egypt worsened wartime scarcity, sending the cost of a single cigarette as high as $20 and forcing families to sell jewellery […]
Read more »An African Nation Famous for Bustling Souks and Desert Dunes Revs Up to Build Electric Vehicles
June 8th, 2024
Via Business Insider Africa, a report on Chinese company Gotion High Tech plans to build Morocco’s first EV battery gigafactory at a total cost of 12.8 billion dirhams ($1.3 billion): Gotion High Tech to build Morocco’s first EV battery gigafactory at a cost of $1.3 billion The gigafactory will have an initial capacity of 20 […]
Read more »Saudi Fund Invests In China Effort To Create Rival To OpenAI
June 8th, 2024
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on a Saudi Arabian fund’s recent investment in China’s most promising generative AI start-up: A Saudi Arabian fund has backed China’s most prominent generative artificial intelligence start-up, becoming the only foreign investor in the country’s efforts to create a homegrown rival to OpenAI. Prosperity7, part of the state-owned […]
Read more »China’s Sinopec to Build Gas Pipelines for Saudi Aramco in $1-Billion Deal
June 8th, 2024
Via OilPrice.com, a report of China’s Sinopec’s plans to build gas pipelines for Saudi Aramco in $1-Billion deal: A subsidiary of China’s energy giant Sinopec has signed a $1.3-billion deal with Saudi Aramco to procure and build pipelines for an expansion of the Kingdom’s natural gas distribution network, the Chinese firm said on Thursday. Under the turn-key fixed-price […]
Read more »Qatar Energy Minister Hails China Partnerships on LNG, Renewables, Supertankers
June 8th, 2024
Via South China Morning Post, an article on growing ties between Qatar and China: After his visit to Beijing to sign US$6 billion shipbuilding deal, Saad bin Sherida al-Kaabi reports friendly meetings and good prospects for further cooperation Behind the shipping deal, there is strong demand for the Gulf state’s natural gas from China, which […]
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.