Dance Around China’s Overseas Projects
October 21st, 2022
Via Belt and Road blog, commentary on the BRI and China’s overseas projects: China dominates the world in its overseas development finance into power plants, mines, dams, and other infrastructure. However, while many projects sail through, a good many get stalled. The results have less to do with Beijing and more with the strength of […]
Read more »Nigeria: Big Tech, Crypto Come Calling
October 21st, 2022
Via Fast Company, a report on Nigeria’s tech and crypto culture: Nigeria sits at Africa’s heart: Geographically, it’s nestled middle-left of the curve in the kidney bean-shaped land mass, and its economy boasts the highest GDP on the continent (nearing $450 billion in 2021). The pulse of the country beats with the pace of rapid […]
Read more »Ankara To Work With Moscow On Natural Gas Hub in Turkey
October 21st, 2022
Via Business Insider, a report on Ankara’s plans to work with Moscow to create a natural-gas hub in Turkey: Russian President Vladimir Putin — whose plans to directly sell natural gas to Europe have been rebuffed — is now enlisting Turkey’s help to sell fuel to the continent instead. On Wednesday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an […]
Read more »Maritime Investment Tightens UAE’s Grip On Africa
October 19th, 2022
Via The Africa Report, an article on UAE’s investment into African port infrastructure: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is in a prime position to ramp up its influence on the Red Sea corridor and the Horn of Africa, thanks to billions of dollars’ worth of port projects that empower the Emiratis to stave off competition […]
Read more »South Africa and Saudi Arabia Strike $15bn Worth of Agreements
October 19th, 2022
Via The Africa Report, an article on news that South Africa and Saudi Arabia have struck $15bn worth of agreements: Saudi Arabia and South Africa have signed deals worth about $15bn during a state visit by President Cyril Ramaphosa. Details about the agreements between the two countries, which included Memorandums of Understanding, have remained under wraps. […]
Read more »China’s Digital Inroads Into The Middle East
October 19th, 2022
Via East Asia Forum, an article on China’s engagement with the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is driven by the need to maintain access to vital energy supplies. Beijing is also motivated by its ambition to expand markets for Chinese products and investment, establish ‘trade hubs’ along the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road — […]
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.