Race for AI Supremacy in Middle East Is Measured in Data Centers
April 11th, 2024
Courtesy of Bloomberg, a look at how Saudi Arabia and the UAE are rushing to build infrastructure as they vie to become the regional tech superpower: One of the best places to view the Gulf states’ unfolding rivalry over artificial intelligence is inside an unmarked building in an industrial park near a golf course on […]
Read more »Panama Plans Dry Alternative To Drought-Hit Canal
April 11th, 2024
Via Phys.org, a report on Panama’s plan to develop a dry alternative to its drought-hit canal: Panama on Wednesday unveiled plans for a “dry canal” to move cargo between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans due to low water levels in its century-old maritime channel. The Panama Canal usually handles about six percent of global maritime trade, […]
Read more »Economy in Focus: Latvia
April 11th, 2024
Via Emerging Europe, a report on Latvia: Facing challenges including brain drain and regional disparities, Latvia must lean into innovation and green growth to fuel its economic recovery and address demographic shifts. A small yet open economy, Latvia, with its emphasis on service diversity, technological innovation, and green growth, presents a model of resilience and […]
Read more »What Southeast Asia’s Aging Populations Could Mean Politically
April 10th, 2024
Courtesy of The Diplomat, a look at how Southeast Asia’s aging societies could lead to more political polarization and upheaval: Southeast Asia is aging – and rather quickly. In Vietnam, the number of 0-14 year-olds will decrease by 3.7 million between now and 2050. In Thailand, it will fall from 10.7 million to 7.8 million. […]
Read more »Malaysia’s Largest Port To Double Capacity To Chase Singapore
April 10th, 2024
Via Nikkei Asia, a look at Malaysia’s efforts to build logistics competition in southeast Asia: Malaysia’s largest port, on the major sea route of Malacca Strait, plans to double its capacity over the coming decades, chasing neighboring hub Singapore as the shift in global supply chains adds to the competition in Southeast Asia’s logistics sector. […]
Read more »Tourist Numbers Up In Post-War Afghanistan
April 10th, 2024
Via Al Jazeera, a report on tentative growth in Afghanistan’s tourism economy, with nearly 5,200 visitors in 2023 – a 120% year-on-year increase: His soldier son toured Afghanistan with fighters in his crosshairs, but US traveller Oscar Wells has a different objective – sightseeing promoted by the Taliban’s fledgling tourism sector. Marvelling at the 15th […]
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.