Algeria, France: ‘New Dynamic’ In Economic Ties
January 25th, 2023
Via Arab News, a look at how the new partnership forged in mid 2022 between Paris and Algiers will be centered around digital cooperation, research, innovation, and investment. It has recently been officially confirmed that Algeria’s President Abdelmajid Tebboune will head to France in May for a state visit to continue the new diplomatic era that […]
Read more »Gas and Mining Boom To Transform Argentina’s Economy
January 25th, 2023
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a look at how Argentina’s Vaca Muerta shale development is set to turn Buenos Aires into a significant exporter: Exports of gas, lithium and other minerals offer Argentina a “phenomenal growth opportunity” and will significantly boost the heavily indebted South American nation’s ability to repay creditors from 2025, the country’s economy […]
Read more »EAC Assessing Somalia’s Readiness To Join Bloc
January 25th, 2023
Via The New Times, a report that the East African Community is considering Somalia’s readiness to join: The East African Community on Wednesday, January 25, launched its verification mission to assess Somalia’s readiness to join the regional economic community. This comes after the President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, on July 21, 2022, rekindled his country’s […]
Read more »Azerbaijan: Seeking To Become The Green Energy Supplier To EU
January 25th, 2023
Via Modern Diplomacy, an article on Azerbaijan’s efforts to become the green energy supplier to the EU: Recently, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Hungary and Romania signed an agreement to build a strategic partnership regarding green energy. According to the document of the text, these four countries will be working together to develop a 1,195 kilometer submarine power cable […]
Read more »DRC, Niger, Senegal: Trio Driving Growth in 2023
January 24th, 2023
Courtesy of The Africa Report (subscription required), a report on the optimistic growth prospects of DRC, Niger, and Senegal: With an average growth forecast of 3.5%, sub-Saharan Africa is resisting global malaise, but inflation and debt remain a threat to the continent’s economies. Kristalina Georgieva, Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has sounded the […]
Read more »The Global Economy Needs a New Powerhouse: India Is Stepping Up
January 24th, 2023
Courtesy of Bloomberg, a report on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s efforts to make India a $10 trillion economy: India’s economic transformation is kicking into high gear. Global manufacturers are looking beyond China, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi stepping up to seize the moment. The government is spending nearly 20% of its budget this fiscal year on capital investments, […]
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.