From EVs to Digital, South Korea Bags Deals in Tense Middle East
October 27th, 2023
Courtesy of Nikkei Asia, a look at the results of a recent South Korea business-focused trip to Saudi Arabia and Qatar: South Korea is strengthening business and economic ties in the Middle East, signing deals for electric vehicle manufacturing, digital development, energy, infrastructure and shipbuilding as it seeks fresh opportunities in a region it heavily […]
Read more »South Korea Wins 46 Saudi Arabia Energy, Infrastructure Projects
October 24th, 2023
Via Nikkei Asia, an article on South Korean engagement with Saudi Arabia: The South Korean government is pushing infrastructure and energy technology exports to Saudi Arabia, with 46 corporate deals and basic agreements signed during President Yoon Suk Yeol’s visit to the Middle Eastern country. Yoon and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attended a bilateral investment […]
Read more »Saudi Arabia’s Ambition To Drive Energy Growth Across Africa
October 21st, 2023
Via WhyAfrica, commentary on Saudi Arabia’s ambition to drive energy growth across Africa: Saudi Arabia’s ambition to drive energy growth across Africa Saudi Arabia wants to build stronger relationships with African countries and has eyed the continent’s energy sector as a strategic opportunity to tap into. This became clear during a Saudi Arabia-Africa Energy Investment Forum […]
Read more »Is the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor Dead on Arrival?
October 17th, 2023
Courtesy of The Diplomat, commentary on the impact that the escalating war between Israel and Hamas may have upon the planned India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor: On September 8, at the G-20 summit in New Delhi, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC), a grandiose multi-billion connectivity scheme linking India and […]
Read more »Mark Mobius on the Middle East’s Emergence as a Hotspot for F&B Investment
October 16th, 2023
Via Caterer Middle East, commentary from Mark Mobius on the Middle East’s emergence as a hotspot for F&B investment; The Middle East, particularly Saudi Arabia and the UAE, has rapidly transformed into one of the most dynamic and fastest-growing regions globally. When it comes to food and beverage (F&B), the Middle East and Africa food […]
Read more »China’s Economic Stake in the Middle East: Its Thirst for Oil
October 12th, 2023
Courtesy of the New York Times, a look at how China is the largest oil importer by far from Saudi Arabia and from Iran, highlighting the risk it faces if the war in Israel and Gaza were to broaden; China has cast itself as a neutral geopolitical player in the Middle East. It brokered 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.