On Call: The Workers Risking Their Lives to Restore Gaza’s Phone Network
March 13th, 2024
Courtesy of The New York Times, a report on Paltel: When Mohammed Sweirky prepared to leave for a work trip in January to repair telecommunications infrastructure that had been destroyed in northern Gaza, his wife and children pleaded with him not to go. Fighting between Israeli troops and Hamas members was still raging in the […]
Read more »The Philippines Economy in 2024: Stronger for Longer?
March 13th, 2024
Courtesy of McKinsey, a detailed analysis of the Philippine economy which was more resilient than expected in 2023 — and current projections indicate that it could again achieve healthy growth in 2024: The Philippines ended 2023 on a high note, being the fastest growing economy across Southeast Asia with a growth rate of 5.6 percent—just shy […]
Read more »Cooking With Gas: Three Benefits Gas will Bring to Zimbabwe
March 13th, 2024
Via Energy, Capital, & Power, an article on Zimbabwe’s gas potential: Zimbabwe has one of the largest underexplored interior rift basins in Africa and is strategically located in close proximity to resource-rich acreage in neighboring Mozambique. Given this potential, the country is making great strides to unlock the full potential of its resources, with an […]
Read more »Mexico’s Investment Boom
March 12th, 2024
Via Apricitas Economics, a detailed look at Mexico’s investment boom which is being driven by major public works projects and supply-chain nearshoring: The United States has taken a much more aggressive approach to managing its industrial policy over the last several years—spending hundreds of billions to subsidize investments in semiconductors fabricators, car factories, and cleantech manufacturing […]
Read more »Can Brazil’s ‘Green Gold’ Boomtowns Survive Climate Change?
March 12th, 2024
Courtesy of The Financial Times, an article on Brazil’s agricultural sector which is creating fast wealth and boosting the nation’s economy, but may be at risk from an increasingly extreme climate: Dressed in a tailored suit, silver cufflinks and brown leather loafers, Marcelo Yamagata cuts an incongruous figure among the vast soyabean plantations and dusty […]
Read more »Togo’s Renewable Energy Drive
March 12th, 2024
Via WhyAfrica, a report on Togo’s new renewable energy drive: Togo is expanding energy production and distribution through a growing emphasis on solar power. With more than half of its population lacking reliable electricity access, Togo faces substantial requirements for new energy production and distribution. At present, the West African country features a relatively diversified energy mix […]
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.