Disney: Bringing Its Next Theme Park To Abu Dhabi
May 8th, 2025
Via Quartz, a report on Disney’s planned theme park in Abu Dhabi for which, this time, it won’t be footing the bill: Disney is headed to Abu Dhabi — but it’s not picking up the bill. In a deal announced Wednesday, The Walt Disney Company (DIS) revealed plans to open its seventh global theme park […]
Read more »Why China Is Investing So Much Money in Moroccan Factories
May 7th, 2025
Courtesy of the New York Times, a report on how Morocco is linked to Europe on the strength of its auto sector and a trade pact. But its status as a connector country has become precarious in the trade war: When Xi Jinping, China’s top leader, returned from the Group of 20 summit in Brazil […]
Read more »Nigeria: Diageo, GSK, Unilever Exit. Can Tinubu Replace Them?
May 7th, 2025
Via The Africa Report, a look at how a wave of multinational exits from Nigeria raises the stakes in the hunt for new emerging market investors: After a year that saw Guinness Nigeria swing to a loss of N18.16bn from a profit of N15.65bn in 2022, British drinks giant Diageo decided to offload its stake in the company in […]
Read more »Dubai Firm Unveils Plan To Build Tax-Free Financial Center In Maldives
May 7th, 2025
Via The National, a report on a Dubai firm’s plan to build skyscraper-studded tax-free financial centre in Maldives: The Maldives government has partnered with Dubai-based MBS Global Investments to set up an $8.8 billion financial centre at capital Male, as the country seeks to attract more digital nomads and diversify its economy. The Maldives International Financial Centre will […]
Read more »Starlink in DRC: Elon Musk’s Rocky Bid to Conquer African Skies
May 7th, 2025
Via The Africa Report, a report on Starlink’s efforts to conquer African skies: The satellite internet firm is pressing ahead with its African expansion. Since January, Starlink has launched services in six new countries, with DRC becoming the fourth to grant an operating licence. But can Elon Musk meet his target of covering nearly three-quarters […]
Read more »Amid Constant Conflict, South Sudan’s Economy Can’t Catch A Break
May 7th, 2025
Via The Economist, commentary on what a wrecked ferry reveals about war in South Sudan: Nobody is quite sure how the ferry sank. Ayuen Samuel, who manages the old shipyard in Juba, South Sudan’s capital, thinks it ran aground on this treacherous stretch of the White Nile after snapping its mooring. Others say it was hit […]
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.