Indonesia Makes $1B Health Care Bet To Keep Wealthy Patients At Home
February 14th, 2025
Via Nikkei Asia, a look at Indonesia’s plan to invest in health care: A grand new hospital building rises against the backdrop of the idyllic beach in Sanur in southeast Bali. Spreading across 50,000 sq. meters, Bali International Hospital is set to partially open its doors in April. It has been designed with hotel-like aesthetics, […]
Read more »The Aga Khan’s African Investment Legacy
February 14th, 2025
Via The Africa Report, an article on what investments Prince Rahim Al?Hussaini will inherit: From energy to manufacturing, and media to agriculture, the Aga Khan’s investments in Africa extend well beyond philanthropy. On 4 February, Aga Khan IV passed away. His successor, Prince Rahim Al-Hussaini, now steps into the role as the new Aga Khan, tasked […]
Read more »Syria Just Hosted Its First International Tech Conference In 50 Years
February 13th, 2025
Via Rest of World, a report on hopes of Syrian-American entrepreneurs and investors hope to facilitate 25,000 new tech jobs in the country by 2030: While much of the world was focused on a radical proposal by the U.S. president to transform the Middle East, a group of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs and tech leaders gathered […]
Read more »Can Kazakhstan Succeed in Its Transition Toward Clean Energy?
February 12th, 2025
Via The Diplomat, a look at how – faced with climate disasters at home – Kazakhstan is accepting clean energy as a necessity, not just an ambition: The development of clean energy has become a priority for much of the world due to the continued impacts of climate change. One significant consequence of climate change […]
Read more »China: Can Fill West’s Role In Africa In Three Ways
February 12th, 2025
Via The Asia Times, a look at how Chinese investment in critical minerals, arms sales and influence building through regional mediation are all wide open as the West exits Africa: With France fast losing its influence in west Africa’s Sahel region and an unpredictable US president in power, will China fill the vacuum? The Sahel […]
Read more »China and Mongolia To Restart Rail Project Stalled for 16 Years
February 12th, 2025
Via The Diplomat, a report on Mongolia’s Prime Minister Oyun-Erdene upcoming discussions with Chinese leaders which will focus on issues such as a long-desired cross-border railway and the coal trade, with domestic politics lurking in the background: The 2025 Asian Winter Games will be held in Harbin, the capital of China’s Heilongjiang Province, from February […]
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.