Algeria Needs an Economic Transformation
October 16th, 2024
Via Foreign Policy, a look at Algeria, which some argue, could become more than a petrostate with the right reforms: On Sept. 14, Algeria’s constitutional court certified President Abdelmadjid Tebboune’s reelection to a second—and final—term in office. Under Tebboune, Algeria has taken steps to transform its economy, making significant progress in the areas of infrastructure, […]
Read more »Next BRICS Expansion Could Include Turkey, Algeria, Indonesia, Nigeria
September 5th, 2024
Via Arabian Business, a report on the next BRICS expansion could include Turkey, Algeria, Indonesia, Nigeria but major rifts remain: In a major geopolitical development earlier this year, BRICS cemented its rise as a potential counterweight to Western-led groups like the G7 with the addition of Saudi, UAE, Iran, Ethiopia, and Egypt Since the one-tightknit […]
Read more »Algeria Stands as Russia’s Gateway to Maghreb Region
July 23rd, 2024
Via Modern Diplomacy, a report on how Russian-Algerian bilateral trade turnover increased 2.2 times and at the end of 2023 reached $3.765 billion, according to an official report: Russian-Algerian bilateral trade turnover increased 2.2 times and at the end of 2023 reached $3.765 billion, according to an official report on the working visit of Chairman […]
Read more »UAE: Dubai Ports World Makes a Play for Africa
May 30th, 2024
Courtesy of The Africa Report, a report on how DP World, the Dubai-based logistics giant, is both a thriving business and a geopolitical soft power tool: From humble beginnings a half-century ago as the local operator of the two-crane operation at Port Rashid, Dubai Ports World has matured into a global logistics powerhouse. It’s also […]
Read more »Algeria Signs $3.5B Deal with Qatari Firm to Develop World’s Largest Dairy Farm
April 28th, 2024
Via Al Monitor, a report on a Qatari food giant’s recent announcement of a $3.5 billion agreement with the Algerian Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to develop the world’s largest integrated dairy farming and production project in the south of the African country: Qatari food company Baladna has signed a $3.5 billion agreement with […]
Read more »Russia Considering Creating Ports in Tanzania, Senegal, Algeria and Egypt
April 24th, 2024
Via Russia’s TASS News, a report that Russia is considering the possibility of creating ports in Tanzania, Senegal, Algeria and Egypt: Russia is considering the creation of ports to organize the flow of domestic goods with African countries, in particular in Tanzania, Senegal, Algeria and Egypt. Roman Chekushov, director of the department of international cooperation […]
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.