Will China Save The Afghan Economy?
November 3rd, 2021
Via The Middle East Institute, a report on Afghanistan’s future economic possibilities and China’s role therein: Afghanistan’s economy is collapsing. The Taliban’s forceful seizure of power led to a curtailment of almost all foreign aid, a devastating development for a nation overwhelmingly dependent on international assistance. Widespread drought, pervasive corruption, the perennially inadequate use of […]
Read more »Saudi Wealth Fund Weighs Deal to Form Mobile Towers Giant
November 3rd, 2021
Via Bloomberg, a report on a potential cellular towers transaction in Saudi Arabia: The Public Investment Fund is weighing a deal to combine the mobile phone infrastructure of Saudi Telecom Co. and Zain Saudi Arabia in a merger that would form the kingdom’s largest cellular towers company, according to people familiar with the matter. If completed, the deal would create a […]
Read more »Laos Expected to Earn $190M From Bitcoin Mining in 2022
November 3rd, 2021
Via Bitcoin Magazine, a report on Laos’ projected bitcoin related revenues: Laos is reportedly expected to earn approximately $190 million in 2022 from bitcoin mining activities in the country. The new revenue source would contribute to the $2.8 billion total domestic revenue projected for 2022, the Lao Minister of Finance said. The government reportedly plans […]
Read more »North Korea’s Struggle With Climate Change
November 2nd, 2021
Courtesy of The Diplomat, a report on North Korea’s climate change challenges: North Korea is at a crossroads. Its already weak economy continues to suffer as a result of the ongoing pandemic even while natural disasters wreak havoc throughout the country. Severe rains and flooding over the past year have forced Pyongyang to take a […]
Read more »Saudi Arabia Attempts To Lure Foreign Companies Away from UAE
November 1st, 2021
Via NikkeiAsia, an article on Saudi Arabia’s efforts to lure foreign companies away from UAE: Saudi Arabia has given licenses to 44 international entities to set up regional headquarters in the capital Riyadh, as the kingdom seeks to project an image of change to lure foreign capital and talent from places such as the United Arab […]
Read more »Laos–China Railway
November 1st, 2021
Via The People’s Map, a detailed look at the Laos-China railway: A section of the Kunming–Singapore Railway, the Laos–China Railway is a fundamental component of China’s vision for the Pan-Asia Railway network—a flagship project of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in mainland Southeast Asia. Construction on the 414-kilometre standard gauge railway began in 2016 […]
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.