Indonesia: The Next Asian Tiger?
October 1st, 2012
Via The Diplomat, a look at Indonesia: When American economist Nouriel Roubini sets his sights on a country, it is often a cause for concern. Roubini is known by the comic book-villain monikers “Dr. Doom” and “Permabear”, nicknames he earned after successfully predicting the collapse of the U.S. subprime mortgage market and subsequent global economic […]
Read more »The $10 Trillion Dollar Prize: Captivating The New Affluent In China And India
October 1st, 2012
Via The Financial Times, an interesting book review looking at a recent publication on It is no secret that Asia’s two emerging superpowers are giving birth to a vast new middle class. But just what is meant by that term is rather less clear. Take India, a nation of about 1.2bn people. Are its middle […]
Read more »Myanmar To Become The Next Low Cost Labor Producer?
October 1st, 2012
Via ValueWalk, a look at Myanmar’s manufacturing potential: After political reforms, following Myanmar’s democratic elections this past April, the United States government has decided to lift an export ban on the backwards S.E. Asian nation. Despite being among the most resource rich countries in the region, Myanmar lags far behind its emerging competitors, with a […]
Read more »Sudan, South Sudan Reach An Oil Deal
October 1st, 2012
Via STATFOR (subscription required), a report on the recent Sudan – South Sudan oil deal: Sudanese President Omar al Bashir and South Sudanese President Salva Kiir signed a deal late last week allowing South Sudan to resume oil exports, which had been cut off since January due to a dispute over transit and production fees. […]
Read more »Golden Age for Africa? The Quest For Africa’s Riches
September 28th, 2012
Via The Globe and Mail, a look at Africa: In the dusty streets of the tiny village of Romaro, a building boom is under way. Crumbling mud shacks are being replaced by new tin-roofed houses. Almost overnight, the village’s ancient way of life has vanished. Most of its farmland has been swallowed up by a […]
Read more »China: Looking At Afghan Gold?
September 28th, 2012
Via The Diplomat, a report on China’s interest in Afghan mining opportunities: Not everyone is leaving Afghanistan. Zhou Yongkang, China’s security supremo, became the first member of the country’s top leadership to visit Kabul since the 1960s recently, jetting in for several hours for talks with President Hamid Karzai. Perhaps Zhou, China’s crackdown connoisseur, had […]
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.