East Meets Middle: China’s Blossoming Relationship with Saudi Arabia and the UAE
June 8th, 2024
Via the European Council on Foreign Relations, a report on China’s blossoming relationship with Saudi Arabia and the UAE Summary The blossoming but still immature relationship between China and the two key Gulf states, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, has implications that reach far beyond the Middle East. Saudi Arabia and the UAE are emerging […]
Read more »The Audacious Plan to Seed a Global Green Hub in Namibia’s Desert
June 7th, 2024
Courtesy of Bloomberg a report on the audacious plan to see a global green hydrogen hub in Namibia: Early in May, King Philippe of Belgium was on the edge of the Namib desert to inaugurate a project that aims to help decarbonize European industry, and which might just enable one of Africa’s smallest economies to hit the clean-energy big […]
Read more »Taste of Things To Come: Chinese Fast Food Companies Are Beating McDonald’s and KFC
June 7th, 2024
Courtesy of The Economist, a look at the growth of Chinese fast-food insurgents: Western chains used to dominate casual dining and drinking in China. The arrival of a Kentucky Fried Chicken in a Chinese city was once regarded as a developmental milestone. Today China is home to 10,000 kfcs (whose owner, Yum China, was spun off from […]
Read more »Egypt, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Rwanda … Agreements with Russia’s Rosatom Nuclear Energy Agency on the Rise
June 7th, 2024
Via The Africa Report, a report on how – from coast to coast – agreements between African countries and Russia’s Rosatom nuclear energy arm continue to flourish, but actual progress on the ground is a different story: “We need, if it is possible, to build a nuclear power station to produce electricity.” At the Russia-Africa […]
Read more »Japan’s Convenience Store Chains Chase Growth Across Asia
June 7th, 2024
Courtesy of Nikkei Asia, an interesting article on Japan’s convenience store chains having to look abroad in Asia for more growth: It’s 50 years since Kenji Yamamoto opened the doors at what would become part of the fabric of Japan: the country’s first modern-day convenience store. But 50 years from now, Japan’s population is projected […]
Read more »Djibouti vs Berbera: A Deep-Sea Duel
June 7th, 2024
Courtesy of The Africa Report, a look at how – by looking to increase its maritime access in recent months – landlocked Ethiopia has rekindled a rivalry between its two neighbouring ports. But it looks to be an unequal battle, with Djibouti on top for the foreseeable future: Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s recurrent demands for […]
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.