Silicon Valley Venture Capitalist: Betting On Pakistan
September 13th, 2012
Via the San Francisco Examiner, an interesting article on Tim Draper’s Pakistani investments: On the anniversary of 9/11, terrorism theorists may be surprised to learn that the smart money is on Pakistani agriculture. Local private equity kingpin Tim Draper, a renowned, international venture capitalist, is quietly investing in Pakistani agribusiness, one of the biggest providers […]
Read more »Tajikistan’s Massive Oil Deposits: A Curse Or Cure?
September 13th, 2012
Via The Business Insider, an interesting look at the potential impacts Tajikistan’s oil wealth could have upon the tiny nation: Tajikistan’s oil and gas reserves could be a “super giant”boon to the Tajik economy. A study shows that the country may have more oil and gas than the British sector of the North Sea. […]
Read more »Myanmar’s Foreign Investment Crossroads
September 13th, 2012
Courtesy of Al Jazeera, a look at how foreign investment in Myanmar could greatly benefit the country if its people are not left behind: This July, the Obama administration finally acted on statements made by Hillary Clinton in May, issuing general licenses allowing for new investment in and the export and reexport of financial services to […]
Read more »Billionaire Robert Friedland’s Ivanplats Debuts In Toronto: Will Investors Go For The Democratic Republic Of Congo?
September 13th, 2012
Via Ventures Africa, an article on a long awaited IPO for a mining venture focused on the Democratic Republic of Congo: Having filed the much-awaited Initial Public Offering (IPO) of Ivanplats Ltd. on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE) earlier this week – hoping to raise at least $300 million in stock sales -, mining billionaire […]
Read more »Magnit-icent: Russia’s Sam Walton?
September 13th, 2012
Via The Financial Times, an interesting look at a highly successful Russian retail leader who some compare to Sam Walton: Most businessmen would be glad to be compared to Sam Walton, the US retail visionary who founded Walmart. Not Sergei Galitsky, the billionaire chairman and chief executive of Magnit, the Russian grocery chain. He thinks […]
Read more »Nationalized YPF Interests Russian Investor
September 10th, 2012
Via Energy Daily, an interesting report on Gazprom’s interest in YPF: Argentina’s nationalized YPF energy company is pursuing talks with Russia’s Gazprom to forge a partnership and secure needed cash investment in the company. Argentina nationalized YPF in May, alleging its principal shareholder Repsol of Spain wasn’t reinvesting enough earnings in the company, affecting its […]
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.