IPL and India: Playground Full of Investment Opportunities
April 11th, 2024
Courtesy of Asia Sports Tech, an interesting analysis of India’s Premier League from an investment perspective: It is no secret that the Indian Premier League (IPL) has not only revolutionized global cricket, but also inspired the advent of pro Indian leagues across sports like Football and Kabaddi. The IPL model has now also spread geographically, with T20 […]
Read more »Chip Dreams: Young Tech Workers Are Flocking To Taiwan
April 11th, 2024
Via Rest of World, a report on how Southeast Asians are heading to Taiwan to train for semiconductor jobs, which is helping to fill a talent gap at the world’s top producer: Students from Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines head to Taiwan to train and work in the semiconductor industry. Taiwan faces a talent […]
Read more »How China Has Invested In Africa
April 11th, 2024
As initially reported by Semafor, while much of the narrative around Chinese investment in Africa over the past two decades has emphasized infrastructure such as roads and bridges, the largest chunk of loans made by Chinese institutions to African governments and entities has been in energy. That focus on energy breaks out into investments in […]
Read more »Race for AI Supremacy in Middle East Is Measured in Data Centers
April 11th, 2024
Courtesy of Bloomberg, a look at how Saudi Arabia and the UAE are rushing to build infrastructure as they vie to become the regional tech superpower: One of the best places to view the Gulf states’ unfolding rivalry over artificial intelligence is inside an unmarked building in an industrial park near a golf course on […]
Read more »Panama Plans Dry Alternative To Drought-Hit Canal
April 11th, 2024
Via Phys.org, a report on Panama’s plan to develop a dry alternative to its drought-hit canal: Panama on Wednesday unveiled plans for a “dry canal” to move cargo between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans due to low water levels in its century-old maritime channel. The Panama Canal usually handles about six percent of global maritime trade, […]
Read more »Economy in Focus: Latvia
April 11th, 2024
Via Emerging Europe, a report on Latvia: Facing challenges including brain drain and regional disparities, Latvia must lean into innovation and green growth to fuel its economic recovery and address demographic shifts. A small yet open economy, Latvia, with its emphasis on service diversity, technological innovation, and green growth, presents a model of resilience and […]
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.