Netflix Bets On Future By Offering Services In Cuba
February 9th, 2015
Via Daily Dot, a report on Netflix’s recent decision to offer services in Cuba: Cuba has become the latest country to offer Netflix as part of the streaming network’s push toward building a global entertainment property. The service will cost $7.99 for Cubans who have Internet access and an international form of payment. Payment options could be limited to […]
Read more »Oil Companies In The Cross Hairs Of Libyan Violence
February 8th, 2015
Via the Wall Street Journal, a look at how Libya’s violence has upended long-term hydrocarbon investments by Western operators, driving down the nation’s production: The violence roiling Libya has increasingly targeted oil companies and their assets, upending long-term investments by Western companies and driving down production in a country that helped trigger the world-wide rout […]
Read more »Five African Investment Hotspots For 2015
February 8th, 2015
One African investor’s views on the top 5 African investment markets for 2015: 1. Tanzania The large East African nation has strong and consistent economic growth, 7% last year, and will undoubtedly be a rising force in the region in years to come. Dar es Salaam is rapidly becoming a hub city for businesses, with […]
Read more »The New World Of Business
February 4th, 2015
Via Fortutne, some commentary by Ian Bremmer on emerging markets: China’s slowing. Russia’s flailing. Is any emerging market worth putting your money in? We’ve found seven of them. There was a time, not so long ago, when it seemed the rugged promise of the globe’s economic frontier could be summed up with a simple acronym: […]
Read more »Iran: Planning For The World’s Largest Untapped Emerging Market
February 4th, 2015
Courtesy of Frontier Strategy Group, an interesting look at Iran: Right now is the critical time for Western multinational companies to build effective plans for the Iranian market, which will gradually open once a nuclear deal is eventually reached. As the world’s largest untapped emerging market, Iran leaves senior executives little room for error. Additionally, it is […]
Read more »North Korea: New Foreign Investment Agreements
February 4th, 2015
Via NK News, a report on some new foreign investment related agreements coming out of North Korea: The DPRK government made agreements promoting mutual investment and preventing double taxation for foreign investors, particularly highlighting cooperation with Russia, according to an article from the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) published this week. Governments often form tax […]
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.