After Trump Applies Pressure, Wall Street Giant Moves Into Panama
March 4th, 2025
Courtesy of the New York Times, a report that an investor group led by BlackRock will acquire two ports near the Panama Canal that are owned by CK Hutchison and have been the subject of a dispute between President Trump and Panama: President Trump had been hammering Panama for weeks over its most valuable asset, […]
Read more »The First Test for Syria’s Transition Will Be the Economy
March 4th, 2025
Via World Politics Review, a report on Syria’s economic challenges ahead: Shoppers have long been coming to the Al-Hamidiyah market in central Damascus to purchase everything from clothes and home appliances to spices and even gold. In and around the Ottoman-era structure can be found links to Syria’s and the broader region’s history. The metal […]
Read more »Saudi Arabia’s Strategic Move: Investing in Pakistan’s Reko Diq Mine
March 3rd, 2025
Via Modern Diplomacy, a look at Saudi Arabia’s recent decision to invest in Pakistan’s Reko Diq copper and gold mining project marks a pivotal moment in the economic and geopolitical relationship between the two nations: Saudi Arabia’s recent decision to invest in Pakistan’s Reko Diq copper and gold mining project marks a pivotal moment in the […]
Read more »UAE Investor Buys Stake in Mali Gold Mines From Canada’s Allied Gold
March 1st, 2025
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on investment in Mali’s mining sector which has been unsettled since the ruling junta started its crackdown on miners: Toronto-listed Allied Gold has sold a 50 per cent stake in its Malian mines to an Emirati investor, in the biggest sign of confidence in Mali’s mining sector after […]
Read more »Bolivia Launches Industrialized Iron Complex
March 1st, 2025
Via MercoPress, a report on Bolivia’s iron sector: Bolivian President Luis Arce inaugurated the El Mutún complex, the South American country’s first industrialized iron facility, which can boost other infrastructure developments, particularly those sponsored by Russia and Iran. Steel from the State-owned El Mutún could be used in constructing agricultural equipment, storage facilities, telecommunications towers, […]
Read more »Putin Hosts Guinea-Bissau Leader As Russia Builds Africa Ties
March 1st, 2025
Via Reuters, a report on Russia’s ongoing efforts to build its Africa ties: President Vladimir Putin hosted Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo for talks in the Kremlin on Wednesday, the latest sign of a drive by Moscow to build up economic and security relationships with countries in west and central Africa. State TV showed Russian […]
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.