The Kazakhstan Gas Situation: Key Indicator of Things to Come?
December 7th, 2022
Via New Eastern Outlook, commentary on Kazakhstan’s gas situation: The western assault on Russia and other rivals is economic. The military conflicts in Ukraine and elsewhere are only symptoms of the competition for the remaining resources that power world economies. This, as well all know, is abundantly clear. A perfect example of how the world […]
Read more »Australia, China and the Judgment of the Solomons
December 6th, 2022
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a look at the geopolitical and economic importance of the Solomon Islands: If you wanted to nominate a country in the world with zero strategic significance, the Solomon Islands might sound like a good shout. An archipelago of almost 1,000 islands in the southern Pacific with a total population of […]
Read more »Morocco Eyes Huge Hydrogen Projects For Export to Europe
December 6th, 2022
Courtesy of Bloomberg, a report on Morocco’s ambitious hydrogen plans: Morocco is considering partnering with Gautam Adani — Asia’s richest person — on a large-scale hydrogen project amid a renewable energy push to meet demand at home and in Europe. Authorities are thinking of signing final investment decisions for “at least two competitive industrial projects” in […]
Read more »A Resilient Kyrgyz Economy
December 6th, 2022
Via Times of Central Asia, a report on the resiliency of Kyrgyzstan’s economy: The Kyrgyz economy has shown resilience to the spillovers from the war in Ukraine, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in a statement at the end of its official staff visit to Kyrgyzstan on December 2. The country’s real GDP grew by […]
Read more »Cuba: Allies Pledge Help To End Economic Crisis
December 5th, 2022
Via Reuters, an article on Cuba’s efforts to seek help to end its economic crisis: China, Russia, Algeria and Turkey have pledged to restructure Cuba’s debt, provide new trade and investment financing, and help ease an energy crisis, Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel told state-run media following a rare trip abroad last week. Any help would be […]
Read more »Good News In Gloomy Times: Georgia’s Economy
December 5th, 2022
Via Euractiv, an article on Georgia’s economy: In the current environment characterised by a starting recession in Europe, growing public deficits and debts and instability in Eurasia, one country goes against this trend: the Republic of Georgia, writes Vazil Hudak. According to international financial institutions, Georgia will achieve the fastest economic growth in the medium […]
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.