Investing In Africa: A Good Bet?
January 28th, 2013
Courtesy of How We Made It In Africa, an interesting article on what’s being done to make Africa more attractive to investors: From the start, those on the panel questioned the title, De-risking Africa. South African president Jacob Zuma said, “I’ve been questioning myself about the topic. De-risking Africa. Is Africa risky more than any […]
Read more »Myanmar: Will Asia’s Breadbasket Rise Again?
January 28th, 2013
Via The Financial Times, a report on Myanmar’s agribusiness potential: To the lengthening list of foreign companies beating a path to Myanmar, add at least two more: Wilmar, one of Asia’s largest agribusinesses, and Cargill, the commodities’ trader. Wilmar, a Singapore-listed group and the world’s largest processor of palm oil by volume, told beyondbrics it […]
Read more »Vietnam’s Economy: Sabotaged From Within
January 28th, 2013
Via The Diplomat, a look at Vietnam’s economic woes: Last year saw a number of Vietnamese state-owned enterprise officials being arrested for economic crimes or “irregularities” at the companies under their care. As covered previously on Pacific Money, one of the most shocking such arrests was that of Nguyen Duc Kien, a famous tycoon and […]
Read more »Security Fears Dim Benghazi’s Dream Of Economic Revival
January 23rd, 2013
Via the Globe & Mail, an interesting article on Benghazi: At a construction site on Benghazi’s waterfront, engineer Seraj Bushada proudly points to a giant hole in the ground that will make way for a 48-floor office tower that city officials hope will help transform part of this port city into a modern business district. […]
Read more »South Sudan Signs Oil Deal With Israel
January 21st, 2013
Via Energy Daily, a report that South Sudan has signed an oil deal with Israel: South Sudan says it has signed an agreement with several Israeli oil companies, a potentially significant strategic move that will consolidate the Jewish state’s relations with the fledgling, oil-rich East African state. It will also bolster Israeli moves to counter […]
Read more »Best Since Sliced Bread: Giant Emerging-Market Firms Continue To Advance Everywhere
January 20th, 2013
Courtesy of The Economist, an article on the rise of emerging market firms such as Grupo Bimbo: GRUPO BIMBO is on the prowl in el Norte again. In 2009 the Mexican baking giant bought part of Weston Foods for $2.3 billion, becoming the biggest baker in the United States. Two years later it bought Sarah […]
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.