Why Would Angola’s President Want to Go to China’s Shandong Province?
March 14th, 2024
Via China-Global South, commentary on Angolan president João Lourenço’s recent visit to China’s Shandong Province: Angolan president João Lourenço will arrive in China on Thursday to begin a three-day state visit, which will include meetings with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang. The Chinese Foreign Ministry, as per usual, did not provide […]
Read more »En-Noodlement of World: How A Global Favorite Became An Economic Red Flag
March 14th, 2024
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on what instant noodles – cheap and calorie-filled – tell us about the state of the world, and the role they play not just in the food system but social infrastructure as well: If the entire (cooked) length of instant noodles sold around the world in a single […]
Read more »Renewable Energy: Path to Afghanistan’s Economic Revival?
March 14th, 2024
Courtesy of The Diplomat, a look at how developing water, solar and wind power could reduce Afghanistan’s import of electricity from abroad and help it emerge a regional renewable energy hub: Afghanistan’s heavy reliance on international aid — in 2021 foreign aid comprised 75 percent of its total economy — has left it in a low equilibrium […]
Read more »Tanzania’s Richest Man Wants To Be Africa’s Biggest Farmer
March 14th, 2024
Courtesy of Forbes, a report on one man’s vision to transform Tanzania into an agribusiness powerhouse: Puffing on a nicotine vape and seated on a white leather chair in his $50 million home in Dubai, Mohammed “Mo” Dewji is waxing poetic about his plans to mechanize farming 2,500 miles away. “I want to make Africa, […]
Read more »Crickets, Anyone? Vietnamese Company Aims To Serve Up Insects In Singapore
March 14th, 2024
Courtesy of Nikkei Asia, a report on a Vietnamese startup expecting to be first to get food made from insects onto store shelves in Singapore: A Vietnamese startup that farms crickets to make food is approaching Singapore a bit like New York: If they can it make there, the entrepreneurs at the company figure, they […]
Read more »America in Angola: How U.S. Companies are Driving Oil Production
March 14th, 2024
Via Energy, Capital & Power, a look at U.S. companies involved in Angola’s oil sector: With plans to increase oil production to 1.18 million barrels per day (bpd) in 2024, Angola’s burgeoning hydrocarbons sector has created significant opportunities for global players. Boasting nine billion barrels of oil and 11 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, […]
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.