Cambodia’s Economy Must Keep Evolving
December 15th, 2023
Via East Asia Forum, commentary on Cambodia’s economy: From 1999 to 2019, Cambodia’s economy surged, displaying an impressive compound annual growth rate of 7.7 per cent and driving a fivefold increase in per capita income from US$323 to US$1621. But these statistics belie the country’s underlying structural frailties. The COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 laid bare […]
Read more »BRICS Influence in Africa Grows with TV Media Deals
December 15th, 2023
Via Semafor, a report on how BRICS influence in Africa is growing with TV media deals: The BRICS economic bloc of countries is aggressively expanding its media presence in Africa through its Moscow-headquartered broadcast network to counter Western narratives in the Global South. TV BRICS — which is centered on programming from member countries Brazil, […]
Read more »Rare Debt Deal Brings Somalia in From the Cold
December 15th, 2023
Via Bloomberg, a report on Somalia’s debt deal: Somalia is coming in from the cold. On Wednesday, the Horn of Africa nation ended three decades of being locked out of the global financial system when it signed an agreement with multilateral lenders canceling $4.5 billion of debt it couldn’t repay. It’s a testament to the […]
Read more »Evaluating the Critical Role of Pipeline Infrastructure in Africa
December 15th, 2023
Via Energy, Capital, and Power, a look at Africa’s pipeline infrastructure: As Africa’s hydrocarbons industry continues to grow, the development of regional and international oil and natural gas pipelines will play a critical role in improving the access, availability and affordability of energy across the continent. Major pipeline projects currently underway include the Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline (TSGP), […]
Read more »US Invests in Africa in Effort to Counter Chinese Influence
December 15th, 2023
Via VoA News, an article on US investments in Africa: The United States has struck hundreds of deals worth $14.2 billion with African nations over the past year as Washington tries to counter growing influence on the continent by China. The 547 new trade and investment agreements represent a 67% increase from 2022 in the […]
Read more »Japan’s Strategic Investment Offensive
December 13th, 2023
Via Geopolitical Futures, a look at how – unlike Beijing – Tokyo is targeting specific regions in Central Asia and Latin America, as well as, sectors to enhance its influence: As Japan grows more ambitious as a regional leader, it has enhanced its diplomatic outreach accordingly. In late November, for example, reports emerged that Tokyo […]
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.