Saudi Arabia Pushes for AI Power With Megafund, Direct Investments
April 5th, 2024
Via The Information, a report on how the Middle Eastern kingdom is pushing to get closer to startups in the hot AI sector with more direct stakes in them and a new $40 billion–plus AI fund that’s under discussion: The eyes of Bader Al Mana—deputy chief investment officer at Sanabil, the venture arm of Saudi Arabia’s […]
Read more »Saudi Aramco: Pipeline of Power
April 4th, 2024
Via Fortune, an examination of how Saudi Aramco, the world’s most profitable company over the past decade, are helping the Saudi monarchy shake up the global economic order: For generations, the city of Cannes in the South of France has been famous for its glitzy film festival, where the world’s movie stars strut down the […]
Read more »Gulf States: Putting Their Money Into Mining
April 1st, 2024
Courtesy of The Financial Times, an article on the Gulf states’ investment interest in mining: In the summer of 2023, Rothschild bankers working for Zambia’s government were close to finalising a shortlist of buyers for a prized copper mine. Mopani, a troubled but rare asset formerly owned by resources giant Glencore, had drawn offers worth […]
Read more »The Middle East’s Solar Gold Rush
March 31st, 2024
Via Frontera News, an article on recent reports indicate of an increasing Solar Gold Rush in Middle East North Africa region: The MENA region saw over 2 GW of new solar capacity tendered in 2016, and 2017 looks to easily surpass this level as hundreds of billions of dollars begin to flow into green energy in the […]
Read more »Egypt’s Economic Downturn Draws More Investment From Gulf Countries
March 29th, 2024
Courtesy of The Africa Report, a look at how Egypt’s economic crisis has led to even more investment interest from Gulf countries, particular opportunities in education and healthcare: Over the last three years, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have dominated Egypt’s mergers and acquisitions (M&A) scene, with activity set to intensify within […]
Read more »Saudi Aramco Eyes Cooperation With China Beyond Just Oil
March 28th, 2024
Via Caixin Global, a report on Saudi Aramco’s interest in investing in, and cooperating with, China in the fields of chemicals, green materials, energy transition and digital innovation: Saudi Aramco sees opportunities to invest in and cooperate with China in the fields of chemicals, green materials, energy transition and digital innovation, said Amin Nasser, president […]
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.