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 »Shanghai, Mumbai, Dubai or Goodbye
December 26th, 2024
Via Emerging World, commentary on 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 Westernized […]
Read more »UAE Becomes Africa’s Biggest Investor
December 25th, 2024
Via The Guardian, a report on the UAE’s growing economic influence in Africa: The United Arab Emirates has become the largest backer of new business projects in Africa, raising hopes of a rush of much-needed money for green energy, but also concerns that the investments could compromise the rights of workers and environmental protections. Between 2019 and […]
Read more »Conflict Is Remaking the Middle East’s Economic Order
December 22nd, 2024
Via The Economist, a look at how conflict is remaking the Middle East’s economic order where Iran is boxed in as Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Turkey look to capitalize: THE LIQUIDITY crunch could not have come at a worse time. Usually, most of Hizbullah’s budget arrives on a plane in Damascus, the Syrian capital, with […]
Read more »Wynn’s Early Lock On The UAE Casino Sector Just Got Tighter
December 8th, 2024
Via Forbes, an article on UAE gaming sector: The gaming authority of the United Arab Emirates just handed Wynn Resorts a second massive win in as many months. After awarding Wynn the first commercial casino license in the emirates in October, the head of the UAE’s General Commercial Gaming Regulatory Authority (GCGRA) said this week that […]
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.