Brazil Edges Closer To China’s Belt and Road. Why Now?
October 5th, 2024
Via Dialogue Earth, a look at how signals from Brasília suggest the country may finally sign up to the Chinese initiative, as Lula’s government weighs up economic benefits, infrastructure goals and strategic gains: As China’s Belt and Road Initiative enters its second decade, the country appears on the verge of persuading Brazil to make the significant […]
Read more »To Protect Itself From Disaster, This Country’s Leaning On An Unusual Source of Cash
October 4th, 2024
Courtesy of The Washington Post, a report on how Dominica is using revenue from its citizenship-by-investment program to fund its ambitious plans to become more resilient against hurricanes in the Caribbean: After a Category 5 hurricane barreled through seven years ago, dumping 23 inches of water, shearing the roofs from homes, this Caribbean nation vowed […]
Read more »Oracle to Invest $6.5 Billion in AI and Cloud Infrastructure in Malaysia
October 3rd, 2024
Via Morningstar, a report on Oracle’s Malaysian investment plans: Oracle Corp. plans to invest more than $6.5 billion to establish a public cloud region in Malaysia, aiming to meet the country’s growing demand for artificial intelligence and cloud services. The investment will allow Malaysian businesses to leverage AI infrastructure and services, and migrate mission-critical workloads […]
Read more »North Korea In BRICS: A Reach Too Far?
October 2nd, 2024
Via the Asia Times, an article on how Pyongyang’s accession would undermine the grouping’s emerging credibility as a counterweight to the West-led world order: North Korea’s potential membership in BRICS, the bloc named for Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa that is now expanding beyond that core deeper into the so-called Global South, presents […]
Read more »Gabon and Equatorial Guinea Are Battling For Oil-Rich Islands
October 2nd, 2024
Via Semafor, a look at Gabon and Equatorial Guinea’s battle over oil-rich islands: The tiny island of Mbanié off the coast of Gabon is the subject of a dispute pitting Equatorial Guinea against Gabon at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands. Both Central African countries have laid claim to the 74-acre (30 […]
Read more »Presto: Libya’s Most Successful Tech Startup
October 2nd, 2024
Via Rest of World, a report on Presto, the Libyan delivery app now planning to expand to neighboring countries: Presto is now the second-largest delivery company in North Africa, after Glovo. The company navigated the unique challenges of Libya’s security situation and government-dominated workforce. In September, Ammar Hmid, the founder and CEO of Presto, celebrated […]
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.