Something Brewing In South Africa: Adding To The BRICs?
February 5th, 2010
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a detailed article on South Africa’s position as the corporate captain of Africa due to its home of more pan-African companies than any other country in Africa, and some people’s feeling that this gives it a seat at the table of the BRICs. As the report notes: “In 1979, when […]
Read more »Northeast Asia’s Tumen Basin Initiative
February 2nd, 2010
Via Northeast Asia Matters, a detailed look at the Tumen Basin which many hope will develop into a place for economic cooperation and competition. As the report notes: “…the Greater Tumen Initiative (GTI), formerly known as Tumen River Area Development Project (TRADP), being carried out under the auspices of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). […]
Read more »Brazil’s Major Rivers: The Torrential Flow of The Amazon And Of Foreign Capital
February 2nd, 2010
Courtesy of Riches Among The Ruins, an interesting look at Brazilian capital flows. As the article notes: “…Brazil now has two major rivers; the Amazon, which flows out through the northern rainforest, and the even more torrential flow of foreign capital. In an effort to stem the flood, which is driving the value of the […]
Read more »An Indian Tiger Loose In Africa?
February 2nd, 2010
Via Energy Daily, a look at India’s renewed efforts to secure an economic foothold in Africa in a new scramble with China for the continent’s resources, recently signing energy deals with top oil producers Angola and Nigeria. As the article notes: “…India has lagged behind China’s aggressive courting of African nations to secure rights to […]
Read more »A Chinese Silk Road Comprised of Pipelines And Railroads
January 29th, 2010
Via Window On Eurasia, an interesting look at Beijing’s active program to restore the eastern part of the Silk Road and tie Central Asia closer to China. As the article notes: “…Moscow analyst Aleksandr Shustov describes both what China has been up to in this regard not only involving gas pipelines but also railways and […]
Read more »Rebuilding History: BRIC By BRIC
January 24th, 2010
Courtesy of The Financial Times, an interesting historical look at the term BRIC and how it came to be. While we primarily track black sheep markets even further off the radar than BRICs, this article is both entertaining and instructive: “…On the desk of Jim O’Neill, chief economist for Goldman Sachs, stand four flimsy flags. […]
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.