Kenya Unrest Offers East African Rivals An Investment Opportunity
July 16th, 2025
Via Semafor, commentary on how recent Kenyan unrest is offering its East African rivals an investment opportunity: Kenya’s neighbours stand to attract investors who are increasingly wary of the political volatility that has gripped East Africa’s biggest economy. Deadly protests marking a year since the wave of anti-government demonstrations that shook Kenya — once again […]
Read more »Why African Banks Are Turning From London and New York To Dubai and Riyadh
July 15th, 2025
Via The Africa Report, commentary on why African banks are turning from London and New York to Dubai and Riyadh: Arab-based DIFC and KAFD financial hubs are now outshining New York’s Wall Street and London’s The City. This geographical shift mirrors a broader reorientation of trade and financial flows towards Middle Eastern markets. For English-speaking […]
Read more »India’s Ambitions in Africa
July 12th, 2025
Via Geopolitical Futures, a report on how New Delhi is looking to Africa to ramp up its competition with Beijing: Over the past decade there has been a marked increase in the competition for influence in Africa. China is already well established there, but new players such as the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and […]
Read more »Gaza 2035: Free Trade Zone or Geoeconomic Imaginary?
July 9th, 2025
Via Chartbook, commentary on what the author terms is the surreal geoeconomic imaginary of Netanyahu’s “economic peace” in the Middle East: I have to admit, when I first saw the image, I thought it must be a hoax. Source: Archpaper & PM Office of Israel Skyscrapers, solar power plants, container ships, oil rigs off shore – […]
Read more »Brazil and China Study South American Transcontinental Railway Project
July 9th, 2025
Via South China Morning Post, a report that Brazil and China agreed on Monday to study the feasibility of a transcontinental railway that could reshape South America’s trade routes by connecting Brazil’s Atlantic Ocean coast to Peru’s Pacific Ocean port of Chancay: Brazil and China agreed on Monday to study the feasibility of a transcontinental […]
Read more »China Snaps Up Mines Around The World In Rush To Secure Resources
July 7th, 2025
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a look at China’s efforts to secure mineral resources worldwide: Chinese mining acquisitions overseas have hit their highest level in more than a decade as companies race to secure the raw materials that underpin the global economy in the face of mounting geopolitical tension. There were 10 deals worth more […]
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.