Can Mozambique Become The ‘Qatar Of Africa’?
August 20th, 2015
Via The Fringe, a quick look at Mozambique’s LNG-fueled economic potential: Five years ago, the mining conglomerate Rio Tinto invested over US$ 3 billion into an enormous coal project in Mozambique’s Tete province. A veritable ‘coal rush’ ensued, with residential properties in this otherwise remote region selling for millions. When Rio wrote down their entire […]
Read more »North Korea: Seeking Foreign Investors After Deal With Chinese Company
August 13th, 2015
Via the Globe and Mail, an article on North Korea’s recent deal with a Chinese company that may provide a channel for more foreign investment: North Korea is hoping to solicit billions of dollars in foreign investment to rejuvenate its tattered industrial landscape after signing a deal that gives a small Chinese rail company the […]
Read more »The ‘Genghis Khan’ Fund Manager
August 9th, 2015
Via Forbes, a report on Mongolia: Mongolia? Come on. Who wants to invest in Mongolia? Gary Kucher does. He runs Mongolia Holdings, a private firm mainly focused on infrastructure. This year’s announcement of the China-led Silk Road has investors like Kucher thinking Mongolia is one of CentralAsia’s best kept secrets. These American corporate brand namers are […]
Read more »Pakistan: The Next Colombia Success Story?
August 9th, 2015
Via Forbes, an interesting article on Pakistan: Pakistan has the potential to be a global turnaround story. I recently spent time in-country listening to a wide range of perspectives and I am convinced that U.S. policymakers and business leaders need to look at Pakistan beyond the security lens. Getting our relationship right will require deeper […]
Read more »Cuba’s Economic Potential
August 5th, 2015
Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), a detailed look at Cuba’s economic potential: Forecast Cuba and the United States will continue to strengthen political ties in the coming months and years. In the short term, Cuban tourism revenue could increase and certain financial restrictions ease, but the country may still feel the impact of Venezuela’s economic downturn. In the […]
Read more »25% Of World’s Population Will Live In Africa By 2050
August 1st, 2015
Via Quartz, an interesting look at population growth trends: As of mid-2015, the world’s population stands at 7.3 billion, according to a new estimate by the United Nations. Over half of the world lives in Asia and a little under a fifth live in Africa. But in 35 years, that picture will look radically different. Between […]
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.