Archive for the ‘Algeria’ Category

Algeria, Russia Discuss Strengthening Industrial, Economic Cooperation

Via Middle East Monitor, a look at recent discussions between Algeria and Russia to strengthen industrial, economic cooperation: Algeria’s minister of industry and Russia’s deputy minister of trade and industry yesterday discussed strengthening bilateral industrial and economic cooperation, especially in the fields of mechanical, pharmaceutical and railway industries, Anadolu Agency reported, citing an Algerian Ministry of Industry statement. […]

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Algeria, France: ‘New Dynamic’ In Economic Ties

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 […]

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Cuba: Allies Pledge Help To End Economic Crisis

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 […]

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North Africa: No Instant Cure for Europe’s Energy Woes

Via Eurasia Review, commentary on North Africa’s potential to help address Europe’s energy challenges: Several major energy projects connecting northwest Africa to Europe are being made necessary by current geopolitical realities, making this route a vital energy corridor. The Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline is a unique multi-country project, while Algeria’s Maghreb-Europe Gas Pipeline and several other […]

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Algeria’s Bid To Joins The BRICS

Via Eurasia Review, a report on Algeria’s interest in joining the BRICS: Algeria is making a bid to join BRICS, the conglomerate of emerging economies of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.  The country which is the 11th biggest holder of gas reserves globally, has already made a formal application to join the group with […]

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Algeria: Potential To Ease Europe’s Chill This Winter?

Via Global Voices, commentary on Algeria’s potential to compensate for the shortage of Russian gas supplies to the EU: The world had barely stablised from a global pandemic when geopolitical mayhem erupted at the beginning of 2022. A Russian invasion of Ukraine, and Europe’s break with Moscow is currently disrupting the world order. Between European […]

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Wildcats & Black Sheep is a personal interest blog dedicated to the identification and evaluation of maverick investment opportunities arising in frontier - and, what some may consider to be, “rogue” or “black sheep” - markets around the world.

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.