Mexico: Building Rail Rival To Panama Canal
November 16th, 2023
Via Energy Daily, a report on Mexico’s ambitions to build a rail rival to the Panama Canal: At Mexico’s narrowest point, linking the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, the government is building a railway rival to the Panama Canal with promises of economic bounty but amid fears of environmental and social harm.The Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes […]
Read more »These Five Countries Are Key Economic ‘Connectors’ in a Fragmenting World
November 3rd, 2023
Courtesy of Bloomberg, a look at the Vietnam, Poland, Mexico, Morocco and Indonesia are benefiting from the reshuffling of supply chains in response to US-China tensions. You may not have grown up playing with an Erector Set, but perhaps you had another building kit where, with patience and perhaps some parental assistance, you could bolt […]
Read more »Mexico Is China’s Trojan Horse In The War For EV Dominance Against The U.S.
October 14th, 2023
Via Jalopnik, a report on how BYD, JAC and Chirey are keen on becoming major players in Mexico and that puts them in the backyard of the U.S. auto market. The U.S. and China are in a power struggle right now, , and its outcome is going to reorganize the roles both countries play in global automotive production. […]
Read more »How Mexico Learned To Stop Worrying and Love EVs
August 14th, 2023
Via Rest of World, an article on how – despite its standing as a global auto manufacturing power – Mexico’s position as a hub for electric vehicles was far from given until recently: These days, carmakers such as Ford and Jetour, a Chinese brand, are either building manufacturing facilities or repurposing existing internal combustion engine […]
Read more »Grupo Bimbo: Cooking With Grease After Takis Fuego Launch
August 9th, 2023
Via Latinometrics, a look at Mexico’s Grupo Bimbo – a global baked goods multinational that has seen accelerated growth with its launch of an addictively delicious snack called Takis Fuego in the last decade: The average US citizen has never heard of Grupo Bimbo. And yet, it’s the largest bakery in the country through its operation […]
Read more »The Militarization of Mexico’s Economy
August 2nd, 2023
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on how the economic influence of Mexico’s armed forces has grown dramatically under Andrés Manuel López Obrador: Passengers arriving at Latin America’s busiest airport now encounter uniformed marines, who direct them to immigration queues, supervise customs checks and patrol the terminal. This is the most visible element of […]
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.