Mexico: Open For Business
October 26th, 2012
Via The Economist, a report on Mexico and its global ambitions: WHEN Jorge Castañeda (later Mexico’s foreign minister) was a boy, a typical family holiday was to drive to Texas. “[O]ne of the main purposes of the journey was to purchase fayuca: contraband electronics, food, clothes [and] gadgets of all sorts.” In their closed domestic […]
Read more »Laos: Southeast Asia’s Newest Boom Economy
October 26th, 2012
Via The Wall Street Journal, an interesting look at Laos: A man walks around the That Luang Stupa in Vientiane, the capital of Laos. Pop quiz: Which country is likely to have the fastest-growing economy in Southeast Asia this year? Indonesia, the region’s emerging powerhouse? Myanmar, investors’ flavor of the month as it opens to […]
Read more »Thai Multinationals: Expanding Worldwide
October 26th, 2012
Courtesy of The Economist, a report on several Thai companies that are expanding globally: THEY don’t look like much. But the tins displayed in the boardroom of Thai Union Frozen (TUF) in Bangkok have propelled this little-known company into the league of global multinationals. As befits Thailand’s biggest canned-seafood producer, there are plenty of its […]
Read more »From Mass to Mainstream: Keeping Pace With China’s Rapidly Changing Consumers
October 24th, 2012
McKinsey has published a very interesting study on the Chinese market and segmentation: 2012 Annual Chinese Consumer Report From Mass to Mainstream: Keeping Pace With China’s Rapidly Changing Consumers. Here is the summary: As living standards in China continue to advance, its vast consumer market is undergoing fundamental change. Most significant is the increasing manifestation […]
Read more »Expanding China-Africa Oil Ties
October 24th, 2012
Via the Council on Foreign Relations, an interesting look at Chinese-African oil ties: As global demand for energy continues to rise, major players like the United States, the European Union, and Japan are facing a new competitor in the race to secure long-term energy supplies: China. The economic powerhouse has increasingly focused on securing the […]
Read more »Burger King: Beefing Up In Colombia
October 24th, 2012
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on Burger King’s plans to expand in Colombia: Just months after it announced an ambitious plan to take on arch-rival McDonald’s in China, Burger King is back with another expansion plan. This time, the company is teaming up with Promotora, a Colombian private equity fund, to beef up […]
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.