Venezuela: Home To Latin America’s Unlikeliest Super App
November 12th, 2021
Via Rest of World, an article on an unlikely superapp coming out of Venezuela: When Vicente Zavarce was first starting Yummy, Venezuela’s self-appointed “everything app”, he sought out other entrepreneurs in Latin America for advice. One of those was the leadership team at Yaigo, a Bolivian logistics startup, including its co-founder and CEO Ariel Valverde. “They […]
Read more »Bangladesh: Becoming An ASEAN+1
November 12th, 2021
Via Silk Road Briefing, an article on how the country’s mega projects are projecting the nation to be a major Asian ‘tiger’ economy by 2022: Bangladesh’s ability to both attract and invest capital into its infrastructure needs has massively increased during the past two-three years with global investors looking at the country as a solid […]
Read more »Digital Silk Road: China installed Himalayan Fiber-Optics Network
November 9th, 2021
Via The Asia Times, a report on China installation of a fibre optic network in certain remote locations of the western Himalayas, giving them new near-real-time ISR (intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance) capabilities in the area: At the height of the border standoff with India in 2020, China installed a fibre optic network at certain remote locations of […]
Read more »Sri Lanka’s Economic Struggles Will Deepen Its Reliance on Foreign Funds
November 9th, 2021
Via STRATFOR (subscription required), a look at Sri Lanka’s economic challenges ahead: Sri Lanka’s increasing reliance on China and India for financial aid and investment will risk triggering domestic pushback and social unrest, forcing the government to make concessions that could ultimately threaten its economic strategy. China and India are heavily involved in Sri Lanka’s economy, often […]
Read more »Ethiopian Airlines’ Plan to Dominate African Skies
November 4th, 2021
Via The East African, an article on Ethiopian Airlines’ plan to dominate African skies: Ethiopian Airlines is establishing its presence in more than six African countries through a management role or strategic partnership with the local carriers, making it a dominant player in the continent. The move is set to give East African carriers such as […]
Read more »Will China Save The Afghan Economy?
November 3rd, 2021
Via The Middle East Institute, a report on Afghanistan’s future economic possibilities and China’s role therein: Afghanistan’s economy is collapsing. The Taliban’s forceful seizure of power led to a curtailment of almost all foreign aid, a devastating development for a nation overwhelmingly dependent on international assistance. Widespread drought, pervasive corruption, the perennially inadequate use 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.