Brazil and Colombia: The Emerging Powers of Offshore Wind?
August 28th, 2024
Via Dialogue Earth, an article on wind energy development in South America: The development of offshore wind energy is entering a defining moment in Latin America, following years of expectation that have raised hopes for the energy source, but which have yet to result in a single turbine operating off the region’s coast. This August, Brazil’s senate plans to vote on […]
Read more »Brazil Joins Race to Loosen China’s Grip on Rare Earths Industry
June 23rd, 2024
Via Reuters, a report on Brazil’s potential to loosen China’s grip on rare earths industry: Mining giant Brazil has big ambitions to build a rare earths industry as Western economies push to secure the metals needed for magnets used in green energy and defence and break China’s dominance of the supply chain. Working to its […]
Read more »Saudi Arabia Holds Investment Summit in Brazil, Plans to Invest $15B
June 14th, 2024
Via Al Monitor, an article on Saudi Arabia’s plans to invest $15 billion in Brazil, bolstering already strong economic relations based largely on mining, meat and oil: Saudi Arabia is set to invest billions of dollars in Brazil, a Brazilian official said at a conference in Rio de Janeiro this week, as mining, trade and geopolitical […]
Read more »Brazilian Niobium Carves Out An Energy Niche
May 15th, 2024
Courtesy of The Financial Times, an article on Brazilian niobium: Among Brazil’s abundant mineral riches — from iron ore and gold to precious stones and copper — is one niche metal that almost no other country can claim to produce at scale: niobium. The dominant producer, Companhia Brasileira de Metalurgia e Mineração (CBMM), is exploring new […]
Read more »Nubank Reaches 100 Million Clients In The Region
May 13th, 2024
Via LatAmFintech, a report on Nubank: Nubank announced today that it has surpassed 100 million customers in Brazil, Mexico and Colombia, becoming the first digital banking platform to reach this milestone outside of Asia. This achievement comes after the company has presented record financial results for the year 2023, with more than $1 billion in net […]
Read more »Biden Adviser Backs Bill To Counter China In Latin America
April 29th, 2024
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on US trade engagement with Latin and South America: Concern over China’s economic clout has created “a hell of a chance” for the US to pass legislation paving the way for more free trade deals with Latin American countries, said President Joe Biden’s special adviser for the region. […]
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.