Amid Beijing’s ‘Silk Road’ Splurge, Chinese Firms Eye Pakistan
February 8th, 2017
Via thew New York Times, an article on Chinese companies’ interest in Pakistan: Chinese companies are in talks to snap up more businesses and land in Pakistan after sealing two major deals in recent months, a sign of deepening ties after Beijing vowed to plough $57 billion (46 billion pounds) into a new trade route […]
Read more »The Megacity Economy: How Seven Types of Global Cities Stack Up
February 8th, 2017
Via the Visual Capitalist, a very interesting graphic examining the megacity economy: Back in 1950, close to 30% of the global population lived in cities. That since has shifted dramatically. By 2050, a whopping 70% of people will live in urban areas – some of which will be megacities housing tens of millions of […]
Read more »Investing In Syria’s Future
February 6th, 2017
Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), a look at Syria’s economic future: Forecast The crippled state of Syria’s economy risks weakening the remaining loyalist support for the government in Damascus. The international involvement in the country’s civil war will leave Damascus with few partners that it can trust to help with its reconstruction efforts. Iran’s investments in […]
Read more »Privatization In Iran’s Energy Sector
February 4th, 2017
Courtesy of The Iran Project, a report on the pace of privatization of Iran’s oil and gas industry: The recent news that Austrian oil firm OMV has signed a preliminary agreement with Dana Energy, Iran’s largest and perhaps most capable private oil exploration and production firm, heralds the future of Iran’s energy sector. The agreement between an […]
Read more »How Fast Is The North Korean Economy Growing?
February 2nd, 2017
Via the Peterson Institute for International Economics, a look at North Korea’s economic growth: Every so often we get reports that attempt to estimate how fast (or if) the North Korean economy is growing. Such exercises require a bit of ingenuity, creatively, guesstimates, and, regrettably often, the suspension of disbelief. A study(link is external) released by Hyundai […]
Read more »India’s Flawed Opposition to China–Pakistan Economic Corridor
February 1st, 2017
Via India’s Economic & Political Weekly, a look at how geopolitics rather than geoeconomics predominates India’s thinking on possibilities offered by the revival of the old Silk Road by the Chinese: The 3,000 km-long China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) consisting of highways, railways, and pipelines is the latest irritant in the India–China relationship. The corridor connects […]
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.