The Gulf: From Oil To AI
January 18th, 2025
Via The Economist, a report on the Gulf states’ efforts to become tech superpowers: Few middle powers have the towering technological ambitions of the rich Gulf states. As they seek to shift their economies away from fossil fuels, the Emiratis want to lead the world in artificial intelligence (AI) and the Saudis want the kingdom to […]
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 »UAE, Italy and Albania Team up to Build $1bn Undersea Energy Cable
January 17th, 2025
Via The National, a report on a project that will see clean energy produced in Albania exported to Italy across the Adriatic as part of the three-nation agreement: The UAE, Italy and Albania are teaming up to build a subsea interconnector for exporting renewable energy across the Adriatic. As part of the deal, green power produced in Albania […]
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 »Dubai’s Chocolate Diplomacy
January 15th, 2025
Via Modern Diplomacy, a report on the Dubai Chocolate Bar which – starting from early 2024 – has been an internet and social media phenomenon: Starting from early 2024, the internet has gone wild and curious about the chocolate bar that went viral on social media platforms, especially TikTok, which is a platform for sharing […]
Read more »Emirati Billionaire To Invest $20B in U.S. Data Centers
January 8th, 2025
Via Reuters, an article on an Emirati billionaire’s plans to invest $20 bln in US data centers: Emirati billionaire Hussain Sajwani promised a $20 billion investment in the booming U.S. data center industry in the coming years, he and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump announced on Tuesday at Trump’s home in Palm Beach, Florida. With an […]
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.