China to Establish New Industrial Complex in Egypt Worth US$1.6B
January 16th, 2025
Via The Egypt Independent, a report on a new Chinese industrial complex in Egypt worth US$1.6 billion: The Chinese Ambassador to Cairo, Liao Liqiang, revealed that a Chinese company has announced an investment worth US$1.6 billion to establish an industrial complex aiming to produce phosphate fertilizers in Egypt. “The first phase of the project aims […]
Read more »Tiny Steps for TAPI in the Taliban’s Afghanistan
January 16th, 2025
Via The Diplomat, a report that Taliban authorities say that around 3 kilometers of the pipeline has been completed, out of more than 770 km needed to bring Turkmen gas to the Pakistani border: Four months after inaugurating work on the Serhetabat-Herat section of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) pipeline, a spokesperson for the Taliban’s Ministry of […]
Read more »What China Wants in Panama: More Trade, Projects and Influence
January 15th, 2025
Via the New York Times, a report on Beijing’s efforts to expand its reach in Panama which have hit several obstacles, in part because of American pressure: There was talk of a high-speed rail line that China would build in Panama. A new subway line in Panama City. A modern container port. China has been […]
Read more »Panama Wants to Preserve U.S. Alliance, but Trump Could Push It Closer to China
January 15th, 2025
Courtesy of the New York Times, a look at how President-elect Donald J. Trump’s threat to take back the Panama Canal may be posturing, but it could dampen the Panamanian government’s wish to broaden relations with the United States, analysts say. As Panama’s president laid a wreath to honor those who died protesting the American […]
Read more »Despite Barrick’s Woes, Miners Unlikely To Quit The Sahel
January 15th, 2025
Via The Africa Report, a report on why – despite Barrick’s woes – miners are unlikely to quit the Sahel: The Mali junta is seizing control over its mineral wealth, perhaps freeing up cash to spend on Russian mercenaries. But how much more are mining companies willing to take? Mining company Barrick Gold has suspended […]
Read more »A Spymaster Sheikh Controls a $1.5 Trillion Fortune. He Wants to Use It to Dominate AI
January 15th, 2025
Via Wired, an article on Tahnoun bin Zayed al Nahyan—the UAE’s chess-obsessed, jiujitsu-loving intelligence chief—controls vast sums of sovereign wealth. America’s AI giants are scrambling for a piece of it. For a while in the mid-2000s, a refrigerator-sized box in Abu Dhabi was considered the greatest chess player in the world. Its name was Hydra, and it was a […]
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.