Congo’s Election: A Chance To Finally Meet Its Economic Potential?
December 17th, 2023
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a detailed look at how a successful vote in the DRC’s upcoming election might pave the way to a minerals-driven boom that lifts millions out of poverty: The sultry western province of Kongo Central is loaded with Congolese history. It contains the seaports at the mouth of the Congo river […]
Read more »In a Caribbean Paradise, Taiwan and China Tussle for Recognition
December 17th, 2023
Via Foreign Policy, a look at Chinese and Taiwanese efforts to attract St. Lucia into their strategic sphere: To the thousands of cruise ship tourists set loose each day on St. Lucia, the Caribbean island is a paradise of sandy beaches, green mountains, and spiced rum punches. Those who venture inland see brightly painted houses, […]
Read more »US Concern Over Mexico Attracting Chinese Electric Vehicle Factories
December 17th, 2023
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on growing US concern over Mexico attracting Chinese electric vehicle factories: Washington has raised concerns with Mexico over an imminent wave of Chinese investment into the country, as three of China’s largest electric-vehicle makers prepare to build factories south of the US border. MG, BYD and Chery, known […]
Read more »Kenya, Angola Projects Headline US Africa Infrastructure Craze
December 17th, 2023
Via The East African, a report on Kenyan and Angolan infrastructure projects: The US is listing projects in Kenya and Angola to set an example of what Washington plans to do to increase infrastructure building in Africa, in a series of proposals meant to implement the US-Africa Summit decisions last year. This week, US officials […]
Read more »Why BRICS Matters For Pakistan
December 16th, 2023
Via Eurasia Review, commentary on why the BRICS matter for Pakistan: “BRICS can act as a catalyst for the operationalization of the Pakistan foreign policy objective aimed at prioritizing economic security over the strategic security”. In the chaotic multipolar world order, the emerging economies are paving their way towards prosperity and development, trying to bypass great power […]
Read more »Pakistan’s ‘Pink Riders’ Hit The Road In Battle Against Sexism
December 16th, 2023
Via Nikkei Asia, an article on an interesting motorcycle training institute in Pakistan, fostering a group number of women riding motorcycles in the South Asian nation: Madiha Khan’s life was upended three years ago when an illness left her husband partially paralyzed. The 33-year-old from a middle-class Karachi neighborhood suddenly found herself struggling to look […]
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.