The Sleepy Kingdom Comes Alive: Laos Rushes To Modernize
November 12th, 2012
Via Worldcrunch, a look at Laos: The feeling of lethargy still lingers in the streets of old Vientiane. Things, however, are beginning to change: the time for indolence is over. The capital of Laos, on the banks of the Mekong River, is brushing off its image as a sleepy, colonial market town by […]
Read more »Enjoy. Why Coca Cola Is Investing Another $248m In Pakistan
November 12th, 2012
Via The Express Tribune, an interesting article on how one global beverage giant hopes to increase its market share in the rapidly growing $1.3 billion Pakistani soft drink market: The new plants will follow the establishment of a Coca Cola facility, already completed in 2011, which manufactures Coke cans. It was an announcement made so […]
Read more »Myanmar, The Last Frontier?
November 11th, 2012
Via Forbes, a look at Myanmar: Many people believe that Myanmar presents a great opportunity for investment and growth. Rich in natural resources and with a youthful population of 60 million, the country seems ripe for investment. However the challenges facing the country are substantial. An antiquated financial system, poor infrastructure, an unskilled labor force, […]
Read more »TAPI’B? Bangladesh Expresses Interest In Pipeline Project
November 11th, 2012
Via Eurasia Review, a report that Bangladesh has expressed interest in joining the TAPI project. As the article notes: Bangladesh said last week that it is keen to join the TAPI (Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India) gas pipeline project. The pipeline is already projected to cover nearly 1,700 km, and would need to be extended if Bangladesh were accepted […]
Read more »The Arab World: A Blooming Market For Technology & Internet
November 11th, 2012
Via The Next Web, an interesting look at the Arab world and opportunities for technology and Internet related investments: 100 million Internet users, 286 million phone users, and a three trillion dollar economy. These are the three numbers that anyone should remember when looking at the Internet and technology opportunities in today’s Arab world. The […]
Read more »Brazilian Companies: Heading For Africa, Laden With Capital And Expertise
November 8th, 2012
Via The Economist, an article examining Brazil’s commercial engagement with Africa: IN THE sweaty heat of northern Mozambique, Vale, a Brazilian mining giant, is digging up coal at its mine near the village of Moatize. A 400,000-tonne mound sits ready to burn. The mine can churn out 4,000 tonnes an hour but the railways and […]
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.