Urban World: Cities And The Rise Of The Consuming Class
July 13th, 2012
Courtesy of McKinsey, a new report exploring the impact of urban cities around the world that will drive dramatic growth, demographic changes, and consumption over the next generation: Cities have long been the world’s economic dynamos, but today the speed and scale of their expansion are unprecedented. Through a combination of consumption and investment in […]
Read more »A U.S. / Tunisia Free Trade Agreement?
July 13th, 2012
Via Foreign Policy, some commentary on Tunisia and the possibility of US / Tunisia free trade agreement: House Rules Committee chairman David Dreier (R-CA) announced last week during a visit to Tunis that he intends to head an initiative to propose a free trade agreement between the United States and Tunisia, which experienced a popular […]
Read more »What Chinese Consumers Want…One Person’s View
July 13th, 2012
Courtesy of The China Observer, an interview with Tom Doctoroff, a China observer who shares his perspectives on Chinese consumers in his recently released book, What Chinese Want: What are the main differences between your recently released book, What Chinese Want and your earlier work Billions: Selling to the New Chinese Consumer? My first book, […]
Read more »Burmese Government To Allow Foreign Firms Into Telephone and Internet Market
July 13th, 2012
Via Mizzima, a report that Myanmar is opening up its internet and telephony market to foreign firms: Burma has started a reform process in the telecommunication field that will lead to an upgrade of telephone and Internet services in the country, while driving international investments and lowering prices in the country. A public telephone booth […]
Read more »China’s Support Of North Korea: Cheap At Any Price?
July 13th, 2012
Courtesy of Foreign Policy, an interesting look at China’s position of supporting North Korea: For those who worry about North Korea, the past few months can best be described as a time of quiet despair. Since North Korea reneged on the “Leap Day” food aid deal in March by announcing the test of a long-range […]
Read more »China Plays Increasing role In Venezuela’s Economy
July 13th, 2012
Via the Miami Herald, a very interesting look at China’s increasing role in Venezuela’s economy: Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez’s socialist revolution, which has seized billions of dollars in assets from western oil companies in the name of national sovereignty, is gradually giving control of its industry to China, a country that plays an increasingly dominating […]
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.