Africa Has Become The Newest Contest for Cash-Rich Arab Rivals
March 22nd, 2024
Courtesy of Bloomberg, a report on growing Middle Eastern interest in Africa: Standard Bank sees soaring interest in Africa from Gulf states UAE official says $35 billion to Egypt may not be one-off In pursuit of geopolitical clout, in 2021 the United Arab Emirates made a promise to expand aggressively into markets beyond its usual horizons. Since […]
Read more »Egypt, China Discuss Prospects For New Chinese Industrial City
March 22nd, 2024
Via Zawya, a report on Egypt, China talks focused on establishing a Chinese industrial zone along the Mediterranean Sea to serve both the local market and exports to European and American markets: Egypt’s Minister of Trade and Industry, Ahmed Samir, recently met with Zhang Tao, the Acting Chinese Ambassador to Cairo, along with a delegation, […]
Read more »ADNOC and BP Announce New Gas Joint Venture in Egypt
March 19th, 2024
Via BP, an announcement of a new gas joint venture in Egypt: JV to initially focus on development of gas assets in Egypt Deepens long-standing partnership and complements the companies’ strategic growth plans ADNOC and bp today announce that they have agreed to form a new joint venture (JV) in Egypt. The JV (51% bp […]
Read more »Debt, Inflation, Currency Crisis: Can Egypt Awake From Its Economic Nightmare?
March 7th, 2024
Courtesy of The Africa Report, a look at Egypt’s economic crisis: With the pound at rock bottom, hyperinflation and colossal debt, Cairo is sinking into a deep economic crisis. As the Middle East conflict indirectly affects one of its main sources of income, it’s time to take a closer look at the acute pressures on […]
Read more »A Silk Road along the Milky Way? Why China Is Giving Satellites to Egypt.
March 6th, 2024
Via Geopolitical Monitor, a look at how China – to expand its geopolitical influence around the globe – has embarked on multiple projects to shape the landscape of satellites and space infrastructure to its own benefit and become a more influential player in space exploration. These projects include launching its own satellites, building an alternative […]
Read more »Why Are The Gulf States ‘Buying Up’ Egypt’s Coastline?
March 4th, 2024
Via Deutsche Welle, a look at the UAE’s $35 billion deal with Egypt: a case of Gulf bailout diplomacy or not? While much about this deal seems very familiar, the underlying arrangement signals an important shift in the Gulf states’ decades old practice of bailout diplomacy as a large portion of the deal resembles a […]
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.