Morocco, an Unexpected Winner of China’s Strategy to Circumvent the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act
January 24th, 2024
Via the Center for Strategic and International Studies, commentary on Morocco, an unexpected “winner” of China’s strategy to circumvent the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act: Over the years, China’s dominance over the supply chain of critical minerals—minerals used in clean energy transition and electric vehicle (EV) batteries—has become a serious concern for many Western governments. From Washington to Brussels, […]
Read more »Morocco: China’s New Eldorado for Electric Batteries?
January 23rd, 2024
Courtesy of The Africa Report, an article on China’s strategic interest in Morocco: Several Chinese groups announced intentions to make electric batteries in Morocco in 2023. The second in a four-part series looks at why Morocco is perfectly placed to profit from the latest EV developments being adopted by Tesla, Volkswagen and others. In August […]
Read more »The Politics of Green Hydrogen Cooperation in North Africa
January 17th, 2024
Via EnergyCentral, a report on the politics of North Africa’s green hydrogen industry in Morocco, Algeria, and Mauritania: Europe’s growing interest in securing green hydrogen from North Africa is part of a strategic effort to enhance its energy security. The promise of green hydrogen projects in Morocco, Algeria, and Mauritania is substantial, offering economic growth […]
Read more »TechSafari: Four African Countries To Watch In 2024
December 21st, 2023
Via TechSafari, a look at Africa’s up and coming tech ecosystems in Ghana, Senegal, Morocco, and Zambia: It’s been a few wild years of funding in Africa, with ups and downs. But mostly ups. Last year, African startups raised about $5.4 billion – nearly a billion more than in 2021, and four times what they raised […]
Read more »What Africa Can Learn From Morocco’s Thriving Economic Zones
December 5th, 2023
Via The Africa Report, a look at how Africa’s new free trade agreement can catalyse industrialisation in special economic zones, says the head of Morocco’s Tanger Med Zone, but only if they get the infrastructure and business model right: Morocco’s Tanger Med, Africa’s largest and most developed industrial port complex, has been for years playing […]
Read more »China Sets Sights on Morocco As North African Nation Becomes Centre of EV Revolution
November 15th, 2023
Via the South China Morning Post, a report on China’s investment interest in Morocco around EVs” Morocco’s proximity to Europe, abundance of critical minerals and tax incentives have put it at the heart of the electric vehicle sector As part of the global trend of nearshoring, Chinese companies are now lining up to shorten supply […]
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.