India Invested $200m In Bahrain Last Year
September 19th, 2024
Via Zawya, a report that India is the sixth largest investor in Bahrain: INDIAN investments in Bahrain have reached $200 million from the first quarter of last year until the same period this year, reflecting a 15 per cent increase, according to a top diplomat. India is the sixth largest investor in Bahrain, said Indian […]
Read more »Zambia’s Plans For New Critical Minerals State Company Leave More Questions Than Answers
September 19th, 2024
Via The Africa Report, a report on Zambia’s plans for a new critical minerals state company: Experts fear Zambia and Tanzania may scare off foreign investors by increasing state influence over critical minerals. Plans by Zambia to set up a new state-run company to control part of the country’s critical minerals production are raising concern among industry […]
Read more »Saudi Arabia Is Betting Big On Egypt
September 18th, 2024
Via Semafor, a report on Saudi Arabia’s growing partnership with Egypt: Saudi Arabia pledged to invest $5 billion in Egypt, a vote of confidence in Cairo’s efforts to address its fiscal and investment policies as well as a signal of shifting Gulf attitudes towards plowing cash into flailing regional economies. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin […]
Read more »China’s Push Into Africa Makes Good Strategic Sense
September 18th, 2024
Via the Asia Times, a report on how – whether it’s gaining UN votes, winning access to resources or increasing use of the yuan – China’s ventures in Africa are paying dividends: China’s relationship with Africa is set to deepen. At a summit in Beijing in early September, China’s president, Xi Jinping, pledged to deliver US$51 billion […]
Read more »How an Unknown Chinese Phonemaker Took Over Africa
September 17th, 2024
Courtesy of Bloomberg, a look at how Shenzhen Transsion Holding has spent years building devices to cater to African consumer tastes: On a hectic road in Lagos, Nigeria, packed with minibuses and motorized rickshaws, ads for the hottest new tech products are plastered all over a crowded electronics mart. A giant billboard looms above, displaying […]
Read more »United States and Uzbekistan Sign MOU on Critical Minerals Partnership
September 17th, 2024
Via the U.S. Department of State, an announcement of new U.S. – Uzbek cooperation on critical minerals: Today, Ambassador Jonathan Henick and First Deputy Minister of Geology Omonullo Nasritdinxodjaev signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen cooperation between the United States and Uzbekistan on critical minerals. The signing ceremony took place in Tashkent, ahead […]
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.