DR Congo Could Defuse China’s EV Battery Dominance
September 5th, 2024
Via The Asia Times, an article on the DRC’s potential – given that it produces 70% of world’s cobalt – to charge or unplug China’s battery supply chains: The mineral-rich Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is often portrayed as a victim of exploitation by China, the US and Europe in their competition for its […]
Read more »The Investors Punting On A Ukraine Economic Renaissance
September 5th, 2024
Via The Asia Times, an article examining the investors looking for a Ukraine economic renaissance, a group which includes Italy’s Fincantieri (way with Odesa port plan) while Wall Street giants Blackstone, Carlyle and KKR all angling for pieces of Ukraine’s action Fincantieri—Europe’s largest shipbuilder, based in Italy’s Trieste—is quietly working to transform defunct Ukraine government-owned […]
Read more »China Signs Deal to Revamp Mao-Era Southern African Railway
September 5th, 2024
Via Bloomberg, an article on China’s agreement to revamp a railway linking Zambia with Tanzania: Line links copper-rich Zambia with Tanzania’s main ocean port China’s move follows US support for rail link going to Angola China signed an agreement Wednesday to revamp a railway that will help landlocked Zambia, Africa’s second-largest copper producer, export the […]
Read more »China Woos Africa, Casting Itself as Global South’s Defender
September 5th, 2024
Courtesy of the New York Times, a report on the more than 50 African leaders that have gathered in Beijing for a summit aimed at projecting the influence of China’s leader, Xi Jinping, in the developing world: African flags have been flown over Tiananmen Square. Leaders of African nations have been greeted by dancers, honor […]
Read more »As Shell and ExxonMobil Sell Onshore Assets, Are Africa’s Indigenous Producers Ready?
September 5th, 2024
Via The Africa Report, a look at whether – as Shell and ExxonMobil sell onshore assets – Africa’s indigenous producers are ready? As oil majors shift focus to deep offshore exploration in Africa, local producers face rising costs and complex challenges in a rapidly evolving industry landscape. A long-term shift by oil majors towards deep […]
Read more »Next BRICS Expansion Could Include Turkey, Algeria, Indonesia, Nigeria
September 5th, 2024
Via Arabian Business, a report on the next BRICS expansion could include Turkey, Algeria, Indonesia, Nigeria but major rifts remain: In a major geopolitical development earlier this year, BRICS cemented its rise as a potential counterweight to Western-led groups like the G7 with the addition of Saudi, UAE, Iran, Ethiopia, and Egypt Since the one-tightknit […]
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.