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 »Morocco Aims To Become Key Player In Green Hydrogen
September 28th, 2023
Courtesy of Energy Daily, a look at Morocco’s aims to become a key player in green hydrogen: Morocco has voiced ambitious plans to become North Africa’s top player in the emerging “green hydrogen” sector, with plans to export the clean-burning fuel to Europe.Hydrogen is seen as a clean energy source that can help the world […]
Read more »Chinese Battery Groups Invest In Morocco To Serve Western Markets
September 28th, 2023
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on China’s investment in Morocco, which possesses 70% of the world’s reserves of phosphate, an ingredient in the cheaper, lower-range batteries in which China dominates global production: Chinese companies are avoiding or delaying direct investments in the US and Europe because of geopolitics and lengthy waits for permits, one […]
Read more »Morocco: ‘Establishing Genuine Industrial Sovereignty’
September 22nd, 2023
Courtesy of The Africa Report, commentary from the Moroccan Minister of Industry and Trade on his country’s strategy for strengthening its industrial fabric and attracting investors: Before being appointed to his current post, the Cellulose du Maroc and Polytechnique Zurich graduate has worked for a long time in the private sector, both in Morocco and […]
Read more »Morocco: Managem Bets on Cobalt
July 25th, 2023
Courtesy of The Africa Report, an article on Moroccan mining group Managem’s plans to start building a cobalt-processing plant by 2025: Managem, the Moroccan mining group majority-owned by the royal holding company Al Mada, plans to build a cobalt-processing plant to supply the growing demand for electric-vehicle batteries. “The feasibility study for the construction of […]
Read more »Western Sahara: Looking at EU-Morocco Fisheries Deal On The Ground
June 28th, 2023
Via The Africa Report, an article on the Western Sahara’s fisheries deal with the EU: Despite its famed reputation for desert landscapes, exuding a perpetual air of desolation, Western Sahara is blessed with bountiful natural resources. From harbouring some of the world’s most critical phosphate reserves – essential fertilisers for agricultural production – to coastal […]
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.