Candy Crush: Crushing It In Africa
March 31st, 2024
Courtesy of Semafor, interesting analysis of a recent survey on video games in Africa: I’ve been digging into a survey on video game players across Africa, by Geopoll/Pan Africa Gaming Group, looking for nuggets. It’s a sector which is still in its early stages of development on the continent and has very little analytical coverage. […]
Read more »Macau Roars Back as Gamblers Return to ‘Las Vegas of the East’
March 31st, 2024
Courtesy of The Financial Times, an article on Macau’s recovery which has it set to become one of world’s fastest-growing economies: Clutching a Dior handbag and wearing a jacket from French designer Ami, Jacky Chen, who works in real estate in Shenzhen, came to Macau to eat, relax and gamble. “People will spend where they […]
Read more »The Middle East’s Solar Gold Rush
March 31st, 2024
Via Frontera News, an article on recent reports indicate of an increasing Solar Gold Rush in Middle East North Africa region: The MENA region saw over 2 GW of new solar capacity tendered in 2016, and 2017 looks to easily surpass this level as hundreds of billions of dollars begin to flow into green energy in the […]
Read more »Hotel Boom In Africa
March 31st, 2024
Via Semafor, a report on the hotel boom in Africa, which will see more than 524 new hotels and resorts developed on the continent over the next few years: The world’s largest hotel chains are behind the rising number of newly planned hotel and resort projects in Africa. At the end of 2023, international hospitality […]
Read more »Indonesia To Accelerate Nickel Output Despite Low Global Prices
March 31st, 2024
Courtesy of the Financial Times, a report on Indonesia’s plan to accelerate nickel output despite low global prices: Indonesia will press on with plans to expand nickel output despite a supply glut that is forcing rivals to shut down mines, as the world’s top producer aims to keep prices low and protect long-term demand for the […]
Read more »Is Guyana’s Oil a Blessing or a Curse?
March 30th, 2024
Courtesy of the New York Times, a report on how – more than any single country – Guyana demonstrates the struggle between the consequences of climate change and the lure of the oil economy: Basjit Mahabir won’t let me in. I’m trying to persuade Mr. Mahabir to open the padlocked gate of the Wales Estate, […]
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.