Five Projects That Will Define The Success Of The China Pakistan Economic Corridor
February 13th, 2017
Via Frontera, a report on some key projects in the China Pakistan Economic Corridor: 1) The China – Pakistan Rail link is a controversial project that would effectively connect Pakistan’s Northwestern province with China’s western Xinxiang region, cutting through some of the most mountainous and treacherous terrain in the world, including the Khunjurab pass which […]
Read more »One Belt, One Road: China Aims To Build A Global Infrastructure Network
February 12th, 2017
Via MERICS China Mapping, a very detailed look at various components of China’s One Belt One Road Initiative:
Read more »The Blackwater of Jihad
February 10th, 2017
Via Foreign Policy, an interesting article on a consortium of elite, well-paid fighters from across the former Soviet Union who are training jihadis in Syria: Heavily armed and expertly kitted with body armor and ballistic helmets, the men can be seen defending bunkers, storming buildings, and even posing by whiteboards giving tactical lessons. Though the titles […]
Read more »Turkmenistan: A Struggle To Find New Gas Customers
February 9th, 2017
Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), a detailed look at Turkmenistan: Forecast Upcoming elections in Turkmenistan are all but guaranteed to give President Gurbanguly Berdimukhammedov a third term in office. The country will struggle to open up new markets for its natural gas exports, a critical source of revenue, depriving it of leverage with its current buyers. […]
Read more »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 »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.