Africa’s Big Cities Offer Investor Potential
February 18th, 2016
Via the EMIA, a look at Africa’s cities: Africa’s biggest economies have been hammered by the collapse in commodity prices over the past 18 months but there are still investment bright spots to be found. In cities such as Lagos, Nairobi, Accra, Kinshasa and Johannesburg, growth remains robust and investors are prospering in the retail, […]
Read more »A Hidden Economic Message Behind North Korea’s Satellite Launch?
February 12th, 2016
Via Frontera, interesting commentary that Pyongyang’s recent nuclear tests and satellite launch have little to do with antagonizing the South – or the West – but rather they point to a high-stakes internal struggle that aims to loosen the military’s grip on an increasingly market-oriented economy: IN THE FACE of growing international condemnation, this week North Korea […]
Read more »Chabahar Port: A Win for South Asia
February 10th, 2016
Courtesy of Foreign Policy, a report on Chabahar port: When Afghanistan’s Chief Executive Officer Abdullah Abdullah visited Iran on Jan. 4, one of the top items on his agenda was the finalizing of the Chabahar Transit and Transport Agreement. The core aim for the creation of this agreement is to expand regional trade between India, Iran, and […]
Read more »Sub-Saharan Africa’s Most And Least Resilient Economies
February 6th, 2016
Via the Harvard Business Review, an interesting look at Africa’s economies: The past year has been difficult for many markets in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Dramatic currency fluctuations, depressed prices on commodities such as oil and copper, and sluggish demand from China and Europe (Africa’s largest trade partners) have put pressure on the region’s economies. While […]
Read more »Coca-Cola Buys Stake In Nigerian Juice & Dairy Company
February 6th, 2016
Courtesy of the Financial Times, a report on Coke’s recent Nigerian investment: Coca-Cola has bought a minority stake in the Nigerian juice and dairy company CMH. The deal demonstrates the long-term play multinationals and tech start-ups are making in the country of more than 180m, which has one of the world’s fastest growing populations. Companies […]
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.