Christie’s To Become First Global Art Auction House In Saudi Arabia
September 29th, 2024
Via The Art Newspaper, a report that Christie’s will become first global auction house to operate in Saudi Arabia Christie’s is expanding in the Middle East, announcing today that it has been granted a commercial license to operate in Saudi Arabia. It is the first international auction house to establish a permanent presence in the […]
Read more »Climate Migrants Stand to Overwhelm World’s Megacities
September 29th, 2024
Courtesy of Bloomberg, a look at how – from Dhaka to São Paulo – already crowded cities are unprepared to absorb people fleeing the effects of climate change. Some of the world’s most climate-vulnerable nations will see a mass reshuffling of their populations as the extreme environmental and weather events prompt entire communities to migrate […]
Read more »Sahel States Laud Morocco’s Atlantic Access Initiative
September 29th, 2024
Via North Africa Post, an article on King Mohammed VI’s initiative to facilitate Sahel states access to the Atlantic Ocean: Sahel States have lauded King Mohammed VI’s initiative aiming to facilitate their access to the Atlantic Ocean, as a “highly important strategy” for co-development and prosperity in the region and as a move that will […]
Read more »Driving Change: How EVs Are Reshaping China’s Economic Relationship with Latin America
September 28th, 2024
Via the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), a report on how Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) are navigating a new geopolitical moment. Some LAC countries are benefitting from increased access to low-cost, high-quality electric vehicles (EVs) and new investment throughout the value chain from China that can help meet governments’ […]
Read more »The U.S. Has a Better Offer for Africa Than Debt
September 28th, 2024
Via Foreign Policy, commentary on how the U.S. can be more strategic in its outreach to Africa given that Washington can’t outcompete Beijing-backed banks: This month, Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged more than $29 billion in new lending commitments at the triennial Forum on China-Africa Cooperation. Washington has once again misunderstood this as a symbol of Chinese economic strength. […]
Read more »Kazakhstan: Well Positioned To Become Global Player In Green Hydrogen Industry
September 28th, 2024
Courtesy of Illuminem, a detailed analysis of Kazakhstan’s green hydrogen-water-food nexus: Kazakhstan is well-positioned to become a global player in the green H2 industry. According to Carbon Tracker (2023), “the upcoming 10-15 years will be crucial for laying the foundation of the new economy [in Kazakhstan]. Failure to do so will result in economic stranding […]
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.