Ghana: Government Support Key To Africa’s First Lithium Refinery Ambition
October 10th, 2023
Courtesy of The Africa Report, a look at efforts to set up Africa’s first lithium refinery in Ghana’s port city of Takoradi: CAA Mining and Luxembourg-based Livista Energy are collaborating to set up Africa’s first lithium refinery in Ghana’s port city of Takoradi, with key steps yet to be taken to bring it to fruition. […]
Read more »Mapped: Investment Risk, by Country
October 10th, 2023
Courtesy of Visual Capitalist, a visual look at countries’ investment risk: What is the risk of investing in another country? Given the rapid growth of emerging economies, and the opportunities this may present to investors, it raises the question: does investment exposure abroad come with risk, and how can that risk be analyzed? To help […]
Read more »Saudi Arabia Set To Begin Middle East’s First Hydrogen Train Trials
October 10th, 2023
Via Al Monitor, a report that Saudi Arabian Railways, in partnership with French manufacturer Alstom, will begin to operate the world’s first hydrogen-powered passenger train in Riyadh later this month: Trial runs will begin for the first-ever hydrogen-powered passenger train in Riyadh next week, Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al Saud said Sunday. “It will […]
Read more »Wil Laos’ Economic Zones Boost Growth?
October 10th, 2023
Courtesy of Nikkei Asia, a look at Laos’ border economic zones: Lae joked with her 12-year-old daughter, feeding her sticky rice with chili paste aboard a high-speed train barreling through northern Laos’ rugged landscape on its way to the Chinese border. The cheery conversation took a darker turn when they’re asked about their destination – Boten. […]
Read more »US Raises Concern With Peru Over Chinese Control of Infrastructure
October 9th, 2023
Courtesy of The Financial Times, an article on U.S. concern with Chinese control over Peruvian infrastructure such as the power supply to Lima and a megaport serving Pacific Cosco at Chancay, 70km north of Lima, that will be capable of berthing some of the world’s largest cargo ships: The US has expressed concern to Peru […]
Read more »Mauritius’s Economic Planners Target Africa
October 9th, 2023
Courtesy of The Africa Report, a look at Mauritius’ efforts to enable greater integration with Africa: Mauritius is trying to position itself for greater integration with Africa, says Economic Planning Board CEO Ken Poonoosamy. Once considered one of the most impoverished countries in Africa upon gaining independence in 1968, the island, with a population of […]
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.