Mozambique’s $6.4 Billion Hydropower Plan to Get World Bank Funding
July 22nd, 2025
Via Bloomberg, an article on Mozambique’s hydropower plan: Mozambique won World Bank backing for its plan to build Southern Africa’s biggest hydropower plant in half a century. The lender plans to provide debt and equity funding as well as risk guarantees and insurance for the $5 billion Mphanda Nkuwa plant on the Zambezi river and an […]
Read more »China Trade With North Korea Jumps As Neighbors Rebuild Economic Ties
July 21st, 2025
Via Nikkei Asia, a look at increasing trade between China and North Korea: Economic exchanges between China and North Korea are picking up, with cross-border train service set to resume and bilateral trade between January and June jumping roughly 30% on the year. China’s exports to North Korea in the first half of 2025 grew […]
Read more »Apples, Sausages, and Workers: North Korea and Russia Deepen Economic Ties
July 20th, 2025
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on growing economic ties between Russia and North Korea: North Korean apples have begun appearing on Russian supermarket shelves and exporters from the reclusive dictatorship are planning to enter the Russian market, as closer ties between President Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un begin to bear fruit for […]
Read more »DP World To Develop Syria’s Tartus Port Under Landmark 30-Year Agreement
July 20th, 2025
Via DP World, a report on DP World’s USD 800 million to modernise Tartus and support Syria’s recovery as a regional trade hub: DP World has signed a 30-year concession agreement with Syria’s General Authority for Land and Sea Ports to develop and operate the Port of Tartus. As part of the agreement, DP World […]
Read more »Rwanda Emerges as a Potential Global Lithium Powerhouse
July 17th, 2025
Via Further Africa, a report on Rwanda’s lithium potential: Rwanda has taken a decisive leap toward becoming a key player in the global critical minerals market following the announcement of a “world-class” lithium discovery by Aterian Plc. The find marks a significant milestone for the East African nation’s ambitions to position itself within the booming […]
Read more »The Digital Silk Road in the Gulf: Navigating Risks Amid China-US Rivalry
July 16th, 2025
Via The Diplomat, commentary on how the Gulf region represents a convergence of regional instability and great power rivalry, with Chinese high-tech exports caught in the crossfire: China’s Digital Silk Road has emerged as a strategic avenue to circumvent mounting U.S.-led barriers to its high-tech development, offering an alternative model for digital globalization that emphasizes […]
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.