Foreign Investment In The Dominican Republic Rises, But Guyana Displaces It In The Caribbean
December 23rd, 2022
Via Dominican Today, a look at how – while foreign investment in the Dominican Republic is rising – Guyana has still displaced it as an investment hub in the Caribbean: According to a recent ECLAC report, foreign direct investment (FDI) flows to the Dominican Republic increased by 21% in 2021, totaling 3.1 billion dollars, the […]
Read more »Chile’s Bet On Green Hydrogen
December 23rd, 2022
Via the IMF’s Finance & Development blog, a report on Chile’s bet on green hydrogen: Chile. The country aims to be the world’s cheapest producer of the alternative fuel Tucked between fjords and islets on the blustery shoreline of the Magellan Strait, the tiny city of Punta Arenas sits at the tip of South America, […]
Read more »US Must ‘Play Catch-Up’ To China’s Investment In Africa
December 23rd, 2022
Via the South China Morning Post, an article on the growing US/China investment “race” in Africa: The US is “having to play catch-up” against China when it comes to investment in Africa, an official in President Joe Biden’s administration said on Monday, just ahead of a high-profile gathering of African leaders in Washington. American companies considering Africa […]
Read more »Combating Chinese Dual-Use Infrastructure: Bringing In the Private Sector
December 23rd, 2022
Via the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS), commentary on the role of the private sector in US efforts to counter China’s global infrastructure infuence: The United States has historically enjoyed immense strategic advantages in the Western Hemisphere. The mostly democratic character of the region; the deeply embedded cultural, linguistic, geographic, and historical links; […]
Read more »Tanzania Signs $2.2bln Railway Deal With China
December 23rd, 2022
Via Terra Daily, a report on Tanzania’s recent $2.2bln railway deal with China: Tanzania on Tuesday signed a $2.2-billion contract with a Chinese company to build the final section of a railway line aimed at linking the country’s main port with its neighbours. The 2,561-kilometre (1,600-mile) line will link the Indian Ocean port of Dar es […]
Read more »Cuba’s Bustling Black Markets Hold An Important Economic Lesson
December 23rd, 2022
Via Eurasia Review, commentary on Cuba’s black markets and economic condition: Black Markets have always been regarded as networks where buyers and sellers transact goods and services notorious for being morally wrong. Things like hard drugs, illegal prostitution, or guns that are not registered are among the many elements people cite when someone introduces the […]
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.