China’s Expanding Influence in Peru: Balancing Economic Opportunities and Sovereignty
October 10th, 2024
Via The Asia Live, a report on China’s growing influence in Peru: Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to inaugurate the Chancay Port, a monumental infrastructure project located just 44 miles north of Lima, by the end of this year. This $3.6 billion mega-port, developed by China’s state-owned COSCO Shipping, will reshape the economic landscape […]
Read more »Turkmenistan’s Economic Leap through Gwadar
October 9th, 2024
In a significant move that could reshape the landscape of regional trade, Modern Diplomacy reports that Pakistan and Turkmenistan are set to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) granting the latter access to Gwadar Port. In a significant move that could reshape the landscape of regional trade, Pakistan and Turkmenistan are set to sign a […]
Read more »God, Bars, Roads, and The Struggle for The African Economy
October 9th, 2024
Via Pan African Review, commentary on how a drive into Africa’s heartland serves up endless churches and loud roadside bars rather than factories or other businesses: Some years ago, the Uganda government rebuilt and widened the road from the western region city of Mbarara to Kabale onwards to the border with Rwanda. It was a […]
Read more »ARISE IIP and Port Authority of Douala To Establish The Dibamba Industrial Port Zone
October 8th, 2024
A report on a recent agreement between ARISE IIP and the Port Authority of Douala sign a partnership agreement to establish the Dibamba Industrial Port Zone, a new catalyst for Cameroon’s industrialization: ARISE Integrated Industrial Platforms (ARISE IIP), a developer and operator of world-class industrial ecosystems in Africa, is pleased to announce the signing of […]
Read more »The United Arab Emirates Is Building Its Own Las Vegas
October 7th, 2024
Via Skift, a report on how the UAE’s emerging casino industry remains under wraps, but growing investments and behind-the-scenes developments indicate a lucrative future, quietly reshaping the region’s tourism and entertainment landscape for foreign travelers: The first rule of casinos in the UAE: You do not talk about casinos in the UAE. In a nation […]
Read more »Laos Projects Taps Water Resources To Roast Coffee With Green Hydrogen
October 7th, 2024
Via Nikkei Asia, a report on an innovative project to roast coffee coffee with green hydrogen in Laos: A business venture to roast coffee using clean hydrogen is underway in Laos, where abundant water resource can generate hydroelectricity at low costs. TSB Greenex, the Tokyo-based environmental concern, has joined eight other firms to launch the […]
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.