The Dawn of India’s Semiconductor Era
March 15th, 2024
Courtesy of The Diplomat, an article on New Delhi’s efforts to develop an entire ecosystem, from design to manufacturing, rather than focusing on a specific segment of the chip industry: India is not a passive onlooker in the unfolding global geopolitics of semiconductor production. As both one of the largest markets for electronics and a […]
Read more »Namibia’s NAMCOR Talks Becoming Energy Self-Sufficient
March 15th, 2024
Via Energy, Capital & Power, a report on Namibia’s national oil company: As the national oil company of Namibia, NAMCOR is committed to harnessing the country’s full hydrocarbon potential and is currently working with operators to appraise recent offshore discoveries. Last September, Energy Capital & Power spoke with Former Managing Director Shiwana Ndeunyema about NAMCOR’s […]
Read more »India ‘Pulling Out All Stops’ To Edge Out China As World’s Supply Chain Leader
March 15th, 2024
Via South China Morning Post, a report on India’s efforts to take over China’s role as supply chain to the world: Modi is using India’s growing appeal as the world’s fastest-growing major economy and alternative to China for global supply chains to clinch free trade pacts In a departure from its protectionist past, India is […]
Read more »Bangladesh Offers ‘Win-Win’ Deals For Offshore Gas Exploration
March 15th, 2024
Via Nikkei Asia, a report on Bangladesh’s decision to open bidding for gas exploration sites in Bay of Bengal after eight-year hiatus: Bangladesh is ending a yearslong hiatus on oil and gas exploration in the Bay of Bengal as it scrambles to plug dwindling energy reserves that could run out in under a decade. On […]
Read more »Sudan: Ongoing Conflict Puts Farming Sector Under Immense Stress
March 15th, 2024
Via The Africa Report, an article on the impact that Sudan’s ongoing conflict has had upon its farming sector: In the heart of Sudan’s conflict, the agricultural and forestry sectors find themselves entwined in a complex web of challenges, with the gum arabic and sesame industries bearing the brunt. The rival armed groups, the Rapid […]
Read more »How Sanctions Sank Iran’s Persian Gulf Tourism Dream
March 15th, 2024
Via Nikkei Asia, a look at Iran’s failed Kish Island resort: A recent trip to Iran’s scenic Kish Island in the Persian Gulf was a stark reminder of the opposing currents pulling Iranian society in dramatically different directions. The biggest casualty here is the country’s failed Persian Gulf island tourism project, and a dream that […]
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.