Egypt: Promises of Prosperity Have Made The Country Flat Broke
August 10th, 2023
Courtesy of Foreign Policy, an article on how the coup leader-turned-president promised Egyptians prosperity, but the country is flat broke: Throughout much of the summer of 2013, Egypt was in the grips of what could be described as “Sisi-mania.” Songs, sandwiches, music videos, poems, and even pajamas paid tribute to Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the military […]
Read more »New Kids in The Block: BRICS, MINT, and Now D-8
August 4th, 2023
Via Modern Diplomacy, an article on the Developing-8 (D8) group of countries that comprise Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Türkiye. Cooperation is a fundamental resource for populous countries on the way to rapid economic and industrial development: for this reason, the case of D-8 is worthy of attention. Globalization unravelled enormous economic opportunities but also opened […]
Read more »The Emerging World’s Diabetes Problem
July 22nd, 2023
Looking at the Visual Capitalist’s diabetes rates by country in 2021, a worrying trend quickly becomes clear: developing countries such as Pakistan, Egypt, Mexico, and the Pacific Island states are facing significant challenges ahead: Mapping Diabetes Rates by Country in 2021 Despite advancements in healthcare lengthening life expectancy across the world, there are still many […]
Read more »Egypt Raises $1.9 Billion From Sale of State-Owned Companies
July 12th, 2023
Via Al Monitor, a report on Egypt’s progress in selling state-owned entities in response to its economic crisis. Gulf states have hinted that they may not support Egypt as much as they have in the past: Egypt has signed $1.9 billion in deals to sell state-owned companies, the government announced on Tuesday as it continues to navigate […]
Read more »Egypt and UAE Cooperate To Establish Africa’s Largest Wind Farm
June 10th, 2023
Via Egypt Independent, a report that Egypt and UAE are working together to establish Africa’s largest wind farm: Egypt and the UAE are cooperating to secure land for the biggest wind farm in Africa – and one of the largest globally – at an estimated value of $10 billion. Three UAE companies – Masdar, Hassan […]
Read more »Will Egypt Join BRICS And Adopt A New Currency?
June 2nd, 2023
Via Modern Diplomacy, an article on how BRICS nations are looking to establish their own currency, in order to decrease the influence of the US in the global trade market by means of de-dollarization, and new countries are already showing interest in joining the organization, including Egypt: Egypt’s interest in the BRICS alliance has risen […]
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.