Are Emirati Petrodollars Really a Good Deal for Africa?
October 13th, 2025
Via The Africa Report, commentary on whether Emirati petrodollars really are a good deal for Africa? Logistics, energy, minerals – the United Arab Emirates has become one of Africa’s leading foreign investors, behind the European Union and China. The charge has drawn the occasional accusation of neo-colonial practice. Senegal’s prime minister, Ousmane Sonko, hopes that a […]
Read more »Shanghai, Mumbai, Dubai or Goodbye
October 1st, 2025
Via Emerging World, a look at how a visit to Jebel Ali port in Dubai is like looking under the hood of globalization: “Do you own a glass building?” “Well, no, unfortunately I do not,” I told the bright-faced and enthusiastic Chinese woman whom I had just met a few minutes earlier. “Mabel” – her […]
Read more »How The Trumps Won The Gulf
September 4th, 2025
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on the first family’s complex, lucrative and growing business interests in the Gulf region: Donald Trump Jr looked completely at ease as he strode across the plush carpet of the Waldorf Astoria in Doha one afternoon this May. Thick hair smoothed back, custard-yellow tie on display, smile flashing, […]
Read more »DP World To Develop Syria’s Tartus Port Under Landmark 30-Year Agreement
July 20th, 2025
Via DP World, a report on DP World’s USD 800 million to modernise Tartus and support Syria’s recovery as a regional trade hub: DP World has signed a 30-year concession agreement with Syria’s General Authority for Land and Sea Ports to develop and operate the Port of Tartus. As part of the agreement, DP World […]
Read more »The Digital Silk Road in the Gulf: Navigating Risks Amid China-US Rivalry
July 16th, 2025
Via The Diplomat, commentary on how the Gulf region represents a convergence of regional instability and great power rivalry, with Chinese high-tech exports caught in the crossfire: China’s Digital Silk Road has emerged as a strategic avenue to circumvent mounting U.S.-led barriers to its high-tech development, offering an alternative model for digital globalization that emphasizes […]
Read more »Why African Banks Are Turning From London and New York To Dubai and Riyadh
July 15th, 2025
Via The Africa Report, commentary on why African banks are turning from London and New York to Dubai and Riyadh: Arab-based DIFC and KAFD financial hubs are now outshining New York’s Wall Street and London’s The City. This geographical shift mirrors a broader reorientation of trade and financial flows towards Middle Eastern markets. For English-speaking […]
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.