Tajikistan Eyes Rail, Energy Links With Iran And Afghanistan
March 29th, 2012
Courtesy of Reuters, a report on Iran and Tajikistan plans to construct a railway line through Afghanistan and to improve energy and water supply links between the three countries. As the article notes: “…[Tajik President Imomali] Rakhmon signed a joint declaration with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Afghan President Hamid Karzai on improving after talks […]
Read more »To The Chinese And Indians: The Spoils Of Afghanistan’s War?
March 25th, 2012
Via The Independent, an article on how countries that did not partake in the Afghan conflict are now well positioned to capitalize on various market opportunities: The money and blood pit that is Afghanistan – where the US and Britain have expended more than 2,100 lives and £302bn – is about to start paying a […]
Read more »Myanmar: Liberating Asia
March 21st, 2012
Courtesy of STRATFOR, a look at how Myanmar’s ongoing liberalization and its normalization of relations with the outside world have the possibility of profoundly affecting geopolitics in Asia — and all for the better. As the article notes: “…Geographically, Myanmar dominates the Bay of Bengal. It is where the spheres of influence of China and […]
Read more »Myanmar And Vietnam: The Pros And Cons
March 21st, 2012
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on how Myanmar’s opening may impact Vietnam’s longstanding economic engagement with that country. As the article notes: The scramble for Myanmar among Western investors has yet to extend far beyond scouting trips and vague statements of intent. Not so with companies from Vietnam, which had few qualms about […]
Read more »Africa: Ten Cities To Watch
March 17th, 2012
Via The Financial Times, a look at some African cities to watch. As the article notes: Everyone is talking up Africa’s potential for growth – but in a continent with more than a billion people, where should foreign companies focus their attention? According to research by Frontier Strategy Group, Africa will have 73 cities of […]
Read more »Mozambique: Share And Share Alike…
March 16th, 2012
Via The Financial Times, a report on Mozambique’s efforts to balance its agreements with international companies interested in investing in its natural resources. As the article notes: Mozambique is attracting the interest of foreign investors with its potentially huge coal and gas riches – which has sparked a debate in the country about whether 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.