The African Union Should Prepare Now for G20 Membership
August 7th, 2023
Via Project Syndicate, commentary on how – as more countries call for the AU to be granted full membership – African leaders must reach a consensus on economic issues, devise a clear plan for reforming the global financial architecture, and draw up a list of possible representatives to send to G20 summits: With a growing […]
Read more »UAE, Saudi Arabia Race for Investment in Pakistan
August 6th, 2023
Via Al Monitor, a report on efforts by both Riyadh and Abu Dhabi to develop closer business ties with Pakistan: The UAE and Saudi Arabia have accelerated the pace of investments in Pakistan. If Abu Dhabi decides to invest further in Pakistan, it is quite likely that Riyadh will follow suit as part of their unspoken rivalry. […]
Read more »Dubai: The New Geneva?
August 6th, 2023
Courtesy of Bloomberg, an article on the continued growth of Dubai as a global hedge fund center, where a new breed of digital nomad will raise the hackles of Western governments: First came the tacky influencers, broadcasting raucous yacht parties to their followers caught in pandemic lockdowns. Then came Russian wealth, from cash to crypto, looking for a […]
Read more »Trans-Afghan Railway Project
August 6th, 2023
Via The Frontier Post, a report that Afghanistan has invited Russia and Kazakhstan to participate in constructing the Trans-Afghan railway project: Afghanistan invited Russia and Kazakhstan to participate in constructing the Trans-Afghan railway project. The acting minister of Commerce and Industry, Nooruddin Azizi, asked both countries to take part in a project to build a […]
Read more »Sri Lanka: Back In Business
August 5th, 2023
Courtesy of Nikkei Asia, commentary on Sri Lanka’s economic rebound: Rising interest rates and falling export demand are blunting the post-COVID economic resurgence of many Asian economies. But for Sri Lanka, the only country in the region to default on its official debt amid the economic squeeze caused by the pandemic and the Ukraine war, […]
Read more »Apple’s India dream
August 4th, 2023
Courtesy of Nikkei Asia, a report on Apple’s plans to move at least 20% of iPhone production to India as it accelerates away from China: Kevin, a senior manager at an iPhone assembly plant in the Indian city of Chennai, gets up before sunrise at his dormitory. He clocks in for work before 6 a.m., […]
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.