Thai Ports Bemoan Competitive Decline As Srettha Pushes ‘Land Bridge’
March 22nd, 2024
Courtesy of Nikkei Asia, an article on efforts to turn Thailand into a logistics hub via Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin’s “land bridge” connecting the Gulf of Thailand to the Andaman Sea: On a hot February afternoon, a 170-meter container ship pulled into the port of Songkhla. It was hardly full, as southern Thailand’s largest port […]
Read more »The Phoenix That Never Rises: What’s Holding Back Pakistan’s Economy?
March 22nd, 2024
Via Economics Observatory, commentary on Pakistan’s economic promise and peril: Pakistan today is a melting pot of crises. The events leading up to this year’s elections and what followed has only increased the mistrust between the people and the state. Further, the expansion in the role of the military in both politics and the economy – through […]
Read more »The Indian Giant Has Arrived
March 22nd, 2024
Courtesy of Project Syndicate, commentary by two (2) highly esteemed observers on India’s economic ascendance and the need for it to avoid the mistake that others have made when they failed to recognize their newly acquired global systemic influence and adapt accordingly: India’s recent economic success, solid momentum, and promising prospects are making the country […]
Read more »Egypt, China Discuss Prospects For New Chinese Industrial City
March 22nd, 2024
Via Zawya, a report on Egypt, China talks focused on establishing a Chinese industrial zone along the Mediterranean Sea to serve both the local market and exports to European and American markets: Egypt’s Minister of Trade and Industry, Ahmed Samir, recently met with Zhang Tao, the Acting Chinese Ambassador to Cairo, along with a delegation, […]
Read more »The Rise of Indonesia’s Banks
March 22nd, 2024
Via The Diplomat, a look at how Indonesia’s banking sector has made a roaring recovery since the doldrums of the Asian Financial Crisis of the late 1990s. In the late 1990s, during the Asian Financial Crisis, the Indonesian banking sector essentially collapsed. The crash of the rupiah pulled back the curtain and revealed that the […]
Read more »The A.I. Boom Makes Millions for an Unlikely Industry Player: Anguilla
March 22nd, 2024
Courtesy of The New York Times, a report on how the small Caribbean territory of Anguilla brought in $32 million last year, more than 10 percent of its G.D.P., from companies registering web addresses that end in .ai: Artificial intelligence’s integration into everyday life has stirred up doubts and unsettling questions for many about humanity’s […]
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.