Fuel Shortages Threatens Rural Crisis in Laos
June 3rd, 2022
Via The Diplomat, an article on the crisis threatening Laos: Today, the Vientiane Times, Laos’ state-run English daily, published an alarming article examining the impact that the country’s ongoing fuel crisis is having on the country’s farmers. For the past few months, the nation has been hit by rising global oil prices and a weakening local currency, which have […]
Read more »Uzbekistan: A Bright Star Among Frontier Markets
June 1st, 2022
Via Via Obris Invest, commentary on Uzbekistan: Uzbekistan is a stand out among frontier markets today, and even more so compared to several of its’ neighboring former USSR republics. In this Global Investor, we explore what makes Uzbekistan shine in the investment world. You will want to read to the end for our recent podcast […]
Read more »Mongolia Looks to Fuel Russia and China by Rail
June 1st, 2022
Via Foreign Policy, an article on critical rail routes that Mongolia is aiming to finish by end of 2022: After a tumultuous and contested decade of politicking around the potential security implications of expanding its freight logistics to China, Mongolia is expected to complete three critical rail lines by the end of this year. These […]
Read more »Why Is Google Laying A Subsea Internet Cable In Africa?
May 29th, 2022
Via Quartz, an article on why Google is laying a subsea internet cable in Africa: Big tech companies from Silicon Valley tend to focus most business attention in the US and Europe where they make the most money. But they are increasingly setting their sights on Africa, too. Amazon is building a Prime Video team to develop […]
Read more »5G In Africa
May 29th, 2022
Via Quartz Africa, a report on which countries have rolled out 5G in Africa: When Ethiopia announced on May 9 that it was launching trials for its first 5G mobile network in its capital, it joined more than a dozen African countries that are either testing or have rolled out the next-gen network. But just as for […]
Read more »Digital Delivery Transforms African Trade
May 27th, 2022
Courtesy of The Financial Times (subscription required), an article on how technology and a ‘few to many’ model are reinventing the informal sector’s supply chain: Nancy Auma, a 35-year-old market trader, sits by a large mound of finger-sized silvery fish caught in Lake Victoria. Her stall is in one of the crowded thoroughfares of Mathare, […]
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.