A New Vietnam – China Highway: Part of An Increased Web of Asian Trade Corridors
December 15th, 2007
The International Herald Tribune recently reported that plans for a four-lane highway from Hanoi to Kunming are expected to be confirmed soon. While this will definitely lead to the greater integration of northern Vietnam and southern China, I think its long-term significance will be measured as part of the increasing network of trade corridors within […]
Read more »Wireless Operators Dialing Africa and Other Emerging Markets For Growth
December 15th, 2007
As recently reported in the Investors Business Daily, there is a race among various cellular phone operators to grab assets in still-developing markets where wireless penetration is still well below 30%, and in some cases 10%, in many parts of Africa, southeast Asia, central Asia and other remote areas of the globe. As the article […]
Read more »North Korea’s Future Exports?
December 15th, 2007
As noted in Portfolio, North Korea is increasing its production of exportable goods in advance of what some feel will be a more relaxed trade environment in future months. Last year, North Korea sold $1.75 billion worth of products abroad, to such buyers as China and the European Union. As the article speculates, future North […]
Read more »Pipelines: Carrying Oil and A New Balance of Power from Kazakhstan Towards China
December 11th, 2007
Via Stratfor (subscription required), an excellent analysis of how the balance of power between China, Russia and the United States will change now that ground has been broken on the final portion of a pipeline linking the massive energy reserves of the Caspian Sea directly to China (namely the pipeline connecting the Kazakh cities of […]
Read more »A Gazprom State?
December 11th, 2007
As always, highly interesting analysis from Steve Levine at Oil & Glory, this time on Russia’s use of Gazprom as one of its spear points of foreign policy. As the article notes: “…Through its control of natural gas pipelines , Gazprom is the instrument of Russian influence in its former colonies in Central Asia, the […]
Read more »Middle Eastern Markets
December 11th, 2007
Via Bloomberg, an interesting review of the equity markets in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and Oman where – as oil revenues spur construction and increase demand – profit growth is projected to exceed other emerging markets around the word. As the article notes: “… The MSCI GCC Countries Index of […]
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.