Namibia’s Business and Investment Opportunities
August 22nd, 2020
Via, a report on Namibia’s business and investment opportunities: KEY TAKEAWAYS Business opportunities – Local production of perishable agricultural crops that are currently being imported – Solar power generation – Desalination and transportation of water – Cross-border trade facilitation – Support services to the mining industry – Food distribution, mass housing developments and education in northern […]
Read more »Fortescue Opens Talks With Afghanistan on Nation’s Mining Riches
August 22nd, 2020
Via Bloomberg, a report on Australian interest in Afghanistan’s natural resources: Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. has held talks with Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani on potential mining sector opportunities in the nation, which has struggled to accelerate development of an estimated $1 trillion worth of minerals deposits. Ghani and the company’s chairman Andrew Forrest held an Aug. 6 […]
Read more »China’s Strategic Port Project Moves Step Closer to Reality as Myanmar OKs Joint Venture
August 12th, 2020
Via The Irrawaddy, an article on China’s planned strategic deep-sea port project in Myanmar: The Myanmar government’s investment agency last week approved the registration of a joint venture between a Chinese company and a government-backed committee to develop China’s strategic deep-sea port project in western Rakhine State. The approval moves the long-delayed backbone project of […]
Read more »Iranian-Indian-Russian Push An Alternative to Suez & BRI
July 27th, 2020
Via Global Village Space, a report on an Iranian-Indian-Russian push to establish an International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC): Iran, together with India and Russia, is pushing forward with a sea and rail corridor that could substantially reduce the time and cost of shipping goods from India to Europe. If this Iranian-Indian-Russian push is successful, the […]
Read more »Uzbekistan’s Planned Rail Project To Afghanistan and Gawadar
July 24th, 2020
Via Frontier Post, an article on Uzbekistan’s plan to develop a rail project from Termez via Mazar e Sharif and Peshawar to Gawadar: Ambassador of Uzbekistan to Washington DC Mr Javion Vakhabov while speaking at United States Institute of Peace (USIP) stated that Uzbekistan is working to implement its desire of building rail road from Uzbek […]
Read more »Vietnam
July 24th, 2020
Via LinkedIn, commentary on Vietnam: Vietnam is a high growth market situated in the heart of Asia. Its cohesive population of 100m people is young, hard-working and increasingly digitally connected. Over the last 30 years, Vietnam has experienced high levels of GDP growth, averaging about 6 to 7% and attracting record levels of Foreign Direct […]
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.