Saudi Arabia’s Investment in Baluchistan
February 26th, 2025
Via Modern Diplomacy, a look at Saudi Arabia’s growing interest in investing in Baluchistan, Pakistan’s largest and resource-rich province, marks a significant turning point for the region’s economic and geopolitical landscape: Saudi Arabia’s growing interest in investing in Baluchistan, Pakistan’s largest and resource-rich province, marks a significant turning point for the region’s economic and geopolitical […]
Read more »How China Aligned Itself with Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030
February 3rd, 2025
Via the Carnegie Endowment, commentary on how China has aligned its cooperation model with Saudi Arabia’s own priorities, most notably since the kingdom unveiled its Vision 2030. Although China announced the Belt and Road Initiative in 2013, the big push in relations happened only after the ascendance of King Salman to the throne in 2015 […]
Read more »Saudi State Mining Giant Steps Up Search for Copper
February 3rd, 2025
Via Semafor, a report on Saudi Arabia’s mining giant steps up search for copper: Saudi Arabia’s state mining giant is ramping up its domestic search for copper — a key ingredient for the energy transition — soon after announcing plans to explore the country for lithium, the company’s chief executive told Semafor. Ma’aden, officially known […]
Read more »Saudi Arabia Set To Buy Stake In Pakistan Copper and Gold Mining Project
January 26th, 2025
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on Saudi Arabia’s plans to purchase up to 20% share in $9bn complex as it looks to accelerate its diversification away from oil: Saudi Arabia’s investment mining fund is set to buy a stake in Pakistan’s Reko Diq project, which will be one of the world’s largest copper […]
Read more »A Long-Term Bullish Look At The Middle East
January 18th, 2025
Via NoahOpinion, bullish commentary on the Middle East: If you looked at Europe in the mid-1600s, you would probably think something along the lines of “Wow, these guys are not going to make it.” Even though the region was already seeing economic growth from colonialism and the expansion of global trade, much of it had […]
Read more »Saudi Arabia Vows To Be ‘Fast and Furious’ In Mining With $100B Investment
January 18th, 2025
Via CNBC, a report on Saudi Arabia vows to be ‘fast and furious’ in mining as it reveals $100 billion investment: Saudi Arabia last year increased the valuation of its unexploited mineral resources from $1.3 trillion to $2.5 trillion, boosted by the discovery of rare earth elements and metals. The kingdom on Wednesday announced a new mineral […]
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.