Philippines’ New Autonomous Region Aims To Be Halal Industry Hub
August 7th, 2024
Via Nikkei Asia, an article on southwest Mindanao’s efforts to become a halal industry hub are attracting investment from Malaysia, Mideast: The autonomous government set to be established on the Philippine island of Mindanao next year will aim to be a hub for the halal industry in Southeast Asia, partly thanks to foreign investments from […]
Read more »Qatar Invests in US-Backed Fund To Loosen China Dominance of Critical Minerals
August 6th, 2024
Courtesy of The Financial Times, an article on a first such collaboration between western and Gulf states to challenge Asian nation over supply of clean energy minerals: Qatar has invested in a US-backed initiative designed to loosen China’s dominance of minerals critical to clean energy in the first such collaboration between a western and Gulf […]
Read more »India–Myanmar–Thailand Trilateral Highway: Road To Regional Economic Connectivity
August 6th, 2024
Via East Asia Forum, a report on the India–Myanmar–Thailand Trilateral Highway which aims to bolster regional economic integration and expand India’s influence in Southeast Asia. But despite its potential benefits, the project has faced significant delays due to political instability in Myanmar, financial constraints and security concerns. Ethnic conflict and bureaucratic hurdles have further complicated […]
Read more »Can India’s Economy Thrive Without China’s Help?
August 6th, 2024
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a look at how India’s restrictions on technology and people from its rival risk stifling its ambitions to become a manufacturing superpower: At a testing facility near the town of Cheyyar in India’s southern Tamil Nadu state, a new generation of Mahindra Group vehicles are being put through their paces. […]
Read more »Power To The People: The Philippines Plans To Achieve 100% Electrification By 2028
August 6th, 2024
Via Asian Power, a report on the Philippines’ plan to bring power to the more than 2 million households still live without electricity: THE Philippines has so far achieved 93.12% electrification as of the first quarter of 2024. By the end of the year, the country aims to increase this to 94.83%, and achieve full […]
Read more »Seeds of Success: Rise of Peru’s Billion-Dollar Blueberry Sector
August 6th, 2024
Via Latinometrics, a look at Peru’s blueberry sector: Carlos Gereda was the spark that lit Peru’s blueberry boom of the past decade. He asked a simple question: “Can blueberries grow in Peru?” In 2006, he brought 14 varieties from Chile to see which ones adapted well to the Peruvian climate. He may have taken inspiration […]
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.