Gold: Mined In Africa, Traded In Dubai, Profiting Warlords and Jihadists
October 25th, 2024
Via The Economist, a look at Africa’s gold mining industry: “It keeps getting worse and worse,” sighs Camry Tagoe, an activist in Accra, the capital. “If you look at Google maps, Ghana has turned from green to brown.” Over the past month Mr Tagoe has helped organise protests across the city that call for an end […]
Read more »Pakistan Struggles To Secure Gulf Investments Amid Economic Crises
October 25th, 2024
Via East Asia Forum, an article on Pakistan’s struggle to secure Gulf investments amid economic crises: In Brief Pakistan is seeking investments from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to mitigate its ongoing financial crisis. But attracting this critical Gulf capital requires substantial improvements in Pakistan’s investment climate. Successful investment attraction will depends on […]
Read more »The United Arab Emirates Is Building Its Own Las Vegas
October 7th, 2024
Via Skift, a report on how the UAE’s emerging casino industry remains under wraps, but growing investments and behind-the-scenes developments indicate a lucrative future, quietly reshaping the region’s tourism and entertainment landscape for foreign travelers: The first rule of casinos in the UAE: You do not talk about casinos in the UAE. In a nation […]
Read more »The Edifice Complex: Skyscrapers Reflect Geopolitical Ambitions
September 28th, 2024
Via The Economist, a look at what skyscrapers reveal about the countries that build them: A skyscraper is a statement of ambition. No surprise, then, that Saudi Arabia wants to build the world’s tallest. Construction on the Jeddah Tower stopped in 2018 but will restart soon; when completed, it will be the first building ever […]
Read more »Chip Giants TSMC and Samsung Discuss Building Middle Eastern Megafactories
September 23rd, 2024
Via the Wall Street Journal, a look at potential chip projects in the United Arab Emirates which could be worth more than $100 billion, though major hurdles remain: Two chip-making giants have discussed building huge factory complexes in the United Arab Emirates that could transform the industry in the coming years and become a cornerstone […]
Read more »Partnering with Middle Eastern Countries to Boost U.S. Minerals Security
September 6th, 2024
Via the Center for Strategic & International Studies, commentary on the need for the U.S. to partner with GCC companies to boost mineral security: Over the last four years, the Biden administration has rolled out a series of legislation to reduce its reliance on China for various supply chains. This includes the Inflation Reduction Act […]
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.