After Years As A Battleground, Investment Boom Lifts Iraqi City
July 12th, 2021
Courtesy of The New York Times, an article on Ramadi – site of some of the fiercest fighting against U.S. troops during the Iraq war – is emerging as one of Iraq’s most stable cities: On the banks of the Euphrates River, the iron beams and bricks are going up for a 20-story luxury hotel with […]
Read more »Mauritius’ MediaCity: Aims To Succeed Where Other African ‘Smart Cities’ Failed
July 12th, 2021
Via Quartz, an article on Mauritius’ hopes to establish Africa’s first integrated, international hub for the media and creative industries: A few months back, investors unveiled plans of setting up a global multimedia hub in the Indian Ocean Island of Mauritius. Touted as “Africa’s first integrated, international hub for the media and creative industries,” the […]
Read more »Rising Prices and Political Instability in Lebanon, Iran and Sudan
July 12th, 2021
Via Politics Today, a look at how Lebanon, Iran and Sudan are all suffering from a lack of energy sources, but these are merely underlying causes of a larger issue: their real struggle will be in overcoming rampant inflation: Political instability has arisen around the world, driven by rising costs, food insecurity, and current effects of […]
Read more »Addressing Political Risks As Uzbekistan’s Silk Road Return Takes Shape
July 9th, 2021
Via The Brussels Times, a report on how – as Central Asian and Uzbekistan’s Silk Road takes shape – political risks must be addressed to attract foreign investors New initiatives are currently being taken to develop the central Asian economies along the former ancient silk road. Better infrastructure would of course accelerate trade, attract foreign capital […]
Read more »Xinjiang: Rising Tech Hub on Belt & Road
July 8th, 2021
Via Belt and Road News, an interesting article on Xinjiang: Among a display of satin brocades now worn with age, a 2,200-year-old silk arm protector lies quietly in a dusky glass case in Xinjiang Museum. It is a dapple of indigo and gold, with eight Chinese characters woven in perfect harmony. Literally meaning “Five stars […]
Read more »Myanmar Junta Bars Foreign Telecom Executives From Exiting the Country
July 6th, 2021
Via The Diplomat, sobering news of foreign investment in Myanmar: As it faces increasingly violent challenges to its five-month-long rule, Myanmar’s military junta has told foreign executives of major telecommunications firms that they can’t leave the country without permission, Reuters reported today. Citing a person familiar with the matter, the news agency reported that Myanmar’s Department of Posts […]
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.