Coral Bridge: New Submarine Cable To Connect Egypt and Jordan
January 28th, 2024
Via Arab News, a report on a new Egypt-Jordan submarine cable to power AI and data centers demands Artificial intelligence applications and data center demands are poised for a boost, thanks to a new submarine cable connecting Egypt and Jordan. In the first collaboration of this kind in 25 years, the Coral Bridge submarine cable […]
Read more »Investing In Africa’s Clean Energy Future
October 5th, 2023
Via Semafor, a look at where investment is going for clean energy in Africa: A key aspect of global conversations around the clean energy transition relates to the financial cost of pivoting production systems in developing countries from current facilities that depend on fossil fuels to solar and wind sources. Most of the investment in Africa […]
Read more »Suez Canal: Enhancing Alignment between BRI and Egypt Vision 2030
September 27th, 2023
Via Modern Diplomacy, commentary on the role the Suez Canal plays within China’s Belt and Road Initiative: The location of the Suez Canal Economic Zone plays an effective role at the heart of the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative, ensuring a permanent strategic partnership between the two sides, to enhance the concept of the role […]
Read more »The Potential of Palestinian Gas and the Role of Regional Powers: From Promise to Action
September 18th, 2023
Via Modern Diplomacy, an article on the Gaza marine gas field: Recent progress on the Gaza marine gas field’s development is positive news and highlights the potential for mutually beneficial agreements in the East Mediterranean. The preliminary approval by Israel of the Palestinian field’s development and exploitation is outcome of mediation efforts exerted by Egypt […]
Read more »BRICS’ Middle East Expansion: Towards an Interactive Regional-Global Mechanism
September 10th, 2023
Via Modern Diplomacy, analysis of the BRICS’ Middle East expansion: BRICS’ expansion into the Middle East operates as a combination of regional and global dynamics. The expansion is not just a passive presence but rather an active and interactive process that impacts both regional and global contexts. BRICS has entered the Middle East with the […]
Read more »Turkey, Egypt Defy Emerging Markets’ Worst August in Years
September 5th, 2023
Via Bloomberg, an article on emerging markets’ stock index performance in August: Turkey and Egypt have gone from underdogs to star performers as emerging-market stocks endured the worst August since 2015. Stocks traded in Istanbul and Cairo are the biggest gainers among peers in the month, defying a 6% slump across emerging markets. The nations’ policy resets […]
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.