Liberia Backs Ivanhoe Atlantic Rail Deal to Unlock Iron Ore Mine
December 19th, 2025
Via Bloomberg, a report on an export railway key to building an iron ore mind in Guinea: A US company, Ivanhoe Atlantic Inc., took a key step toward building an iron ore mine in Guinea after lawmakers in Liberia ratified an agreement allowing the firm to access an export railway. The access arrangement permits Ivanhoe […]
Read more »A Gateway to the Gulf: India Inks Economic Pact With Oman
December 19th, 2025
Via Modern Diplomacy, a report on a new deal between India and Oman that strategically diversifies India’s trade partnerships at a time of escalating U.S. tariffs, which have risen to 50% on certain Indian goods: India has signed a landmark economic partnership agreement with Oman, securing zero-duty access for over 98% of its exports as […]
Read more »Is Tourism Mozambique’s Next Economic Revolution?
December 17th, 2025
Via The Business Year, a look at Mozambique’s tourism potential: As Mozambique continues to diversify its economic model beyond extractive industries, tourism is increasingly emerging as one of the country’s most promising long-term growth engines. This strategic shift was clearly articulated at the Mozambique Tourism Summit 2025, held in Vilankulo, Inhambane Province, a location symbolically […]
Read more »Venezuela’s Oil Is a Focus of Trump’s Campaign Against Maduro
December 16th, 2025
Courtesy of the New York Times, a report on how – in public – the White House says it is confronting Venezuela to curb drug trafficking but, behind the scenes, gaining access to the country’s vast oil reserves is a priority. The Nobel Peace Prize winner made her pitch by live video to a business […]
Read more »Afghanistan’s Uncertain Gamble for Economic Survival
December 13th, 2025
Via Asia Sentinel, a report on Afghanistan’s economy, caught between countervailing forces: Afghanistan, in a desperate domestic struggle for mere survival amid an ongoing humanitarian catastrophe, a severe economic collapse, and a profound human rights crisis, is now caught in a dangerous geopolitical squeeze. India is maneuvering to exploit Kabul’s standoff with Islamabad, the United […]
Read more »China, Quad and the Rare Earths Mineral Competition in Myanmar
December 10th, 2025
Via Asia Times, a look at how ethnic rebel groups’ advances against the junta have disrupted Chinese resource-extraction dominance: As the US-China rivalry spirals, it is spilling over into new domains, particularly those involving rare earth minerals, regional supply chains, and emerging technologies. Countries with fragile political systems but high geoeconomic value are increasingly turning […]
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.