South American Outlook: May 2012
May 8th, 2012
Courtesy of Frontier Strategy Group, a look at growth forecasts for Latin America’s largest economies: Frontier Strategy Group’s clients are revising growth forecasts for Latin America’s major economies upwards as the outlook for the global economy begins to stabilize. Growth leaders are emerging in the Andean region, and we expect that Chile, Colombia, and Peru […]
Read more »Laos: 2012 Economic Report
May 8th, 2012
Via Live Trading News, a look at Laos’ 2012 Economic Report: In spite of ongoing economic challenges, such as the effect of the European debt crisis and the risk of natural disasters, Laos will aim to increase its GDP by 8 percent to 80,500-B Kip (about US$10.6-B) for the F-Y 2012/2013. According to a draft […]
Read more »Russia’s BRIC Power Play
May 8th, 2012
Via Forbes, an interesting article on Russia’s influence on BRIC energy policy. As the report notes: President Putin is officially back, with his swearing in scheduled for Monday, but this time he has a problem. The Russian masses have started to see through the political mist of the Kremlin; they don’t like what’s on show. […]
Read more »Cuba’s New Mantra: Viva Private Business
May 4th, 2012
Via Emerging Frontiers blog, a report on Cuba: Socialism has been Cuba’s official economic policy for more than a half-century, and some 85 percent of the Cuban workforce is employed by the state. But that is changing fast. Communist authorities say that nearly half of Cuba’s economic activity will shift to the private or “non-state” […]
Read more »Sri Lanka: Recovery, Growth, Opportunities and Concerns
May 4th, 2012
Via Guru Focus, a look at Sri Lanka: Royce’s global team scours the globe looking for companies that fit our investment criteria. Sri Lanka is a country that has crossed our radar in the past and earlier this January we had the opportunity to spend time on the island nation looking for investments. As a […]
Read more »Laos: Approaching WTO Membership
May 4th, 2012
Via Emerging Frontiers blog, a look at Laos’ efforts to join the WTO: After almost a decade of major economic transformation, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic is on the brink of World Trade Organization (WTO) membership. The small country’s Herculean effort to join the exclusive trade club is a reminder to the 10 other least-developed […]
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.