Ethiopian Mining: Rich Potential
April 29th, 2024
Via The Africa Report, a report on Ethiopia’s mining ambitions: Ethiopian Minerals Corporation CEO Rahel Getachew says international interest in the country’s mining sector is taking off. Ethiopia’s unexploited mineral resources can be used to make the mining sector the biggest contributor to GDP, Rahel Getachew, CEO of the Ethiopian Minerals Corporation (EMC), tells The Africa […]
Read more »Afghanistan: Conflict Followed By Climate Crisis
April 29th, 2024
Via The Diplomat, an article on Afghanistan where – as the dilemma on recognition and assistance remains unresolved – the nation will be subjected to a vicious cycle of conflict with climate change acting as a threat multiplier: One of the immediate impacts of the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021 was the country’s […]
Read more »Delayed Pipeline Could Undermine Improved Relations Between Pakistan and Iran
April 29th, 2024
Via Stratfor’s Rane Worldview, a report on the impact that a delayed pipeline may have upon relations between Pakistan and Iran: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s recent trip to Pakistan underscores Tehran’s commitment to diplomatic efforts and economic collaboration with Islamabad, but a problematic pipeline project may undermine relations as Pakistan grapples with either getting sanctioned […]
Read more »In Cuba, Capitalists Become An Economic Lifeline
April 29th, 2024
Courtesy of the New York Times, an article on the proliferation of private business in Cuba: A modern grocery store whose shelves are packed with everything from pasta to wine fills a spot in central Havana once occupied by a drab state-owned flower shop, its ceilings and walls repaired and repainted. A former state glass […]
Read more »Biden Adviser Backs Bill To Counter China In Latin America
April 29th, 2024
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on US trade engagement with Latin and South America: Concern over China’s economic clout has created “a hell of a chance” for the US to pass legislation paving the way for more free trade deals with Latin American countries, said President Joe Biden’s special adviser for the region. […]
Read more »In Hot Mali, Ice Costs More Than Bread or Milk
April 29th, 2024
Via BBC, a report on the economic impact of rising heat in Mali: Record-breaking heat means ice cubes now cost more than bread and milk in parts of Mali. “I’ve come to buy ice because it’s very hot now,” says 15-year-old Fatouma Yattara as she visits her local vendor in the capital, Bamako. With no […]
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.