Mongolia Pitches Plan to Build New Capital From Scratch
November 4th, 2024
Via The Diplomat, an article on Mongolia’s plans to build a new city close to the ancient ruins of Kharkhorum and make it their new seat of government: Kharkhorum, the one-time seat of the vast Mongol Empire, was so renowned in its day that travelers from as far away as Europe entered its walls to […]
Read more »The 10 Fastest-Developing Cities on Earth
November 3rd, 2024
Via Statista, a graphical look at the 10 fastest-developing cities on Earth: Out of the world’s top 15 growth hubs, 14 are forecast to be located in Asia, according to the Growth Hub Index 2024 by British real estate service Savills. These cities have been identified as set to develop particularly quickly by 2033, based on indicators […]
Read more »Beyond Oil: Google’s Big Bet On Saudi Arabia’s IT Future
November 3rd, 2024
Via the Middle East Institute, a look at Google’s big bet on Saudi Arabia’s AI future: In a landmark move signaling the growing importance of the Middle East in the global tech landscape, Google has entered into a strategic partnership with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), the kingdom’s sovereign wealth fund. Google Cloud and PIF announced the agreement, […]
Read more »Diamond-Market Crash Drives Seismic Political Shift in Botswana
November 1st, 2024
Via Bloomberg, a report on a dramatic election result in Botswana: An opposition coalition emerged as the shock winner of Botswana’s parliamentary elections, the first time power has changed hands in the diamond-dependent southern African nation since independence almost six decades ago. Duma Boko, a Harvard-educated human rights lawyer, is set to succeed Mokgweetsi Masisi […]
Read more »The G-20 Needs a Grand Bargain With the Global South
October 31st, 2024
Via Foreign Policy, commentary on how a revitalized group comprising the G-20 and Global South can act as a counterweight to BRICS: There’s been plenty of invective and grandiose ambitions at Vladimir Putin’s recent hosting of the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia. But amid all the noise, is BRICS the future? Jim O’Neill, the Goldman Sachs […]
Read more »Responding To China’s Growing Influence On Ports In The Global South
October 31st, 2024
Via Center for Strategic and International Studies, commentary on how the West can respond to China’s growing influence on port infrastructure in the Global South: Port infrastructure around the world is critical to U.S. economic and military security. Although vitally important, it is an investment area where China is outpacing the United States. China now […]
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.