Jambo, MaishaPay, Tinda… The Rising Tech Scene In DRC
February 10th, 2023
Courtesy of The Africa Report, an article on the rising tech scene in the DRC: From education to e-commerce and cryptocurrencies, five tech entrepreneurs are helping to modernise DRC’s economy. Despite some shyness on the part of investors, they are able to take advantage of an increasingly favourable legal environment. Since September 2022, DRC has […]
Read more »China Pulls Back From Global Subsea Cable Project as US Tensions Mount
February 10th, 2023
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on Chinese groups’ decision to withdraw investment in Sea-Me-We 6, which will transmit data between Asia and western Europe: China has cut its participation in an internet cable project to link Asia with Europe, as tensions grow between Washington and Beijing over control of the physical infrastructure that […]
Read more »Russia To Build Thermal Power Plant In Northern Afghanistan
February 10th, 2023
Via Euro Weekly News, a report on Russia’s plans to build a power plant in northern Afghanistan: According to Russian Ambassador Dmitry Zhirnov on Friday, February 10, Russia has agreed to build a thermal power plant in northern Afghanistan. Initial reports suggest that plans have been agreed upon for Russia to build a thermal power […]
Read more »Top 10 African Countries With The Highest GDP Projections for 2023
February 10th, 2023
Via Business Insider Africa, a report on African GDP projections for 2023: Business Insider presents the top 10 African countries with the highest GDP projections for 2023. This list is courtesy of a bi annual report from the Africa Development Bank. The bank notes that Africa would perform better economically, than what has been predicted […]
Read more »Ghana Risks Investor Revolt as it Scours for Taxes
February 10th, 2023
Via Bloomberg, a report on Ghana’s attempt to raise tax revenues from some of its biggest investors: Ghana’s attempt to bring in hundreds of millions of dollars from some of its biggest investors for alleged unpaid taxes may have backfired. With the country struggling to service about $47 billion of public debt and with a $3 billion rescue package from the […]
Read more »In Bolivia, China Signs Deal For World’s Largest Lithium Reserves
February 10th, 2023
Courtesy of The Diplomat, a report on a deal signed last month between Bolivia’s state firm YLB and three Chinese companies for lithium: In late January, Bolivia’s Luis Arce government signed a $1 billion agreement with the Chinese firms CATL, BRUNP, and CMOC (CBC) and the Bolivian state company Yacimientos de Litio Bolivianos (YLB) to explore lithium […]
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.