Laundering Carbon—The Gulf’s ‘New Scramble for Africa’?
August 13th, 2024
Via International Viewpoint, critical commentary on the Gulf’s involvement in African carbon offset projects: In early November 2023, shortly before the COP28 summit opened in Dubai, a hitherto obscure UAE firm attracted significant media attention around news of their prospective land deals in Africa Kenyatta Ngusilo (C), a member of the Ogiek community, watches as […]
Read more »UAE Business Hub Eyes Chinese Businesses Amid ‘Very, Very Strong’ China Ties
August 8th, 2024
Via South China Morning Post, a report on Expo City Dubai which is eyeing Chinese firms to take up residency at the one of the newest business hubs in the UAE amid China’s growing ties with the Middle East: From start-ups to universities, a Dubai government-backed developer has increased efforts to lure Chinese businesses to […]
Read more »UAE and Saudi Arabia: Race For Data Center and AI Dominance
July 30th, 2024
Via Diplomatic Courier, a report on how the UAE and Saudi Arabia are heavily investing in data center infrastructure, and the emerging rivalry is for both economic and political reasons: In recent years, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have competed to become the technological superpower of the Gulf. At the center of […]
Read more »UAE: Global Oil Capital Wants To Be Leading Hub for Climate Tech
July 27th, 2024
Via CNN, a report on Abu Dhabi’s plans to become a climate tech hub: Abu Dhabi isn’t about to wean itself off the oil that made it super rich. But it is putting some of that wealth to work in support of startups trying to find solutions for the climate crisis. In April, Abu Dhabi tech […]
Read more »The Middle East’s Oil Giants Have Entered the Critical Minerals Race
July 15th, 2024
Courtesy of Foreign Policy, a look at how the Middle East hydrocarbon firms are ensuring they have a seat at the critical mineral table: Oil may be the lifeblood of many Middle Eastern economies, but some of the region’s biggest players are now setting their sights on another booming energy sector: critical minerals. Minerals such […]
Read more »Ports, Farmland, Contracts: What is UAE’s Mohamed bin Zayed Seeking in Africa?
July 1st, 2024
Via The Africa Report, a look at the UAE’s growing interest in Africa: In just a decade, Mohamed bin Zayed, also known as the ‘Gulf Hawk’, and his close associates, have turned the UAE into a key player on the African continent, largely due to his financial power. His influence causes imbalances, especially in the […]
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.