Egypt: Looming Economic Crunch
September 11th, 2015
Via Business Insider, a look at Egypt’s economic challenges ahead: In a few short years, if everything goes according to plan, Egypt will have new megaprojects, special investment zones and power plants fueled by the largest offshore gas field in the Mediterranean. But in the more immediate future, experts say the government needs to boost […]
Read more »Most Promising Retail Markets In Africa: Countries People Rarely Talk About
September 10th, 2015
Via Quartz, a look at the most promising retail markets in Africa: It is rarely mentioned countries, like Gabon, Botswana and Angola, that are increasingly becoming attractive for multinational retailers looking to launch and expand on the African continent, according to a new report. These countries are small and dynamic, their income levels are growing and […]
Read more »Turkmenistan’s Gas Industry: Continuing To Thrive Despite Global Energy Insecurity
September 10th, 2015
Via Eurasia Review, an interesting analysis of Turkmenistan’s gas industry: At a time where global energy insecurity is high, an energy rich country such as Turkmenistan would be expected to be in near turmoil. The reality is the opposite for the Central Asian nation, however, as its gas sector continues to be the source of […]
Read more »Coffee: Providing An Economic “Jolt” To South Sudan
September 7th, 2015
Courtesy of the Financial Times, an interesting report on coffee’s importance to South Sudan: Four years after independence there is very little to celebrate in South Sudan. Border and land disputes continue to strain ties, and given other high-visibility emergencies the civil war is not the subject of much attention from international media. However, there […]
Read more »North Korea’s Markets
September 7th, 2015
Via North Korea News, an interesting history of market activity in North Korea: In the last five to seven years, a consensus has emerged among students of North Korea. Pretty much all now agree that since the mid-1990s, North Korea has undergone a dramatic economic and social transformation. The North Korean government remains remarkably reluctant to […]
Read more »Iran: Not So Fast
September 5th, 2015
Via The Economist, a look at how enthusiasm for post-sanctions Iran is being tempered by realism: ACROSS Europe, businessmen pack conference halls to discover how to unlock Iran’s vast potential after three decades of isolation. Four hundred of them piled into a hotel in Zurich on August 27th for a day of briefings which, if […]
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.