Moldova’s Gas Futures
September 10th, 2024
Via the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a report on Moldova’s gas future: Until 2022, Moldova received all its gas from Russia and the vast majority of its electricity from a power plant in Moldova’s breakaway Transnistria region, which is still entirely supplied by Russian gas. This arrangement gave Russia an annual opportunity to seek Moldovan concessions or […]
Read more »Why Ace Hardware Is ‘Leaving’ Indonesia
September 10th, 2024
Via The Diplomat, a report on the strength of Indonesia’s retail market, which is not as weak as Ace Hardware’s recent move might suggest: It was recently announced that Ace Hardware, the American-based international retail chain, is set to exit the Indonesian market at the end of 2024. As noted by Indonesian news outlet Tempo, this […]
Read more »China’s African Bet and Vice Versa: A Positive-Sum Game?
September 9th, 2024
Via The Diplomat, commentary on how – despite criticism and skepticism – China seems to be Africa’s last hope, if not its best bet: The Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) summit was held in Beijing from September 4 to 6. During the summit, Chinese President Xi Jinping told delegates from more than 50 African states that Beijing was ready […]
Read more »Chad’s Cash Cow Gum Arabic Fine?Tunes Its Future
September 9th, 2024
Via The Africa Report, a report on Chad’s gum arabic industry: As the world’s second largest producer of acacia gum, Chad is benefitting from rising prices linked to the war in neighbouring Sudan. But to meet global demand for this essential raw material for the food and pharmaceutical industries, it needs to find ways to […]
Read more »Foreign Investment Trends in Latin America
September 8th, 2024
Via Geopolitical Futures, a report on FDI trends in Latin America, where FDI is in high demand, but most goes to just a few countries: Latin American countries remain trapped in a low-growth environment, hindered by economic volatility, high inequality and ineffective governance. As a result, many governments in the region are turning to foreign […]
Read more »Unregistered Three-Wheelers: Antidote to Philippines Traffic
September 7th, 2024
Via Rest of World, a look at how Filipinos are embracing electric three-wheelers faster than officials can regulate them Unregistered three-wheelers big enough for whole families are a popular antidote to the country’s terrible gridlock. The Philippines has been slow to adopt electric vehicles, with light EVs as the exception. Filipinos have embraced e-tricycles that […]
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.