Face It, Putin: China Is Just Not That Into Your Gas Pipeline
May 22nd, 2024
Courtesy of Bloomberg, commentary on China’s waning interest in the proposed Russian-Chinese gas pipeline, dubbed Power of Siberia 2: Underneath all the bombast and saber rattling that plays out whenever President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin meet up, there’s always an undertone that sounds more like a plot line from a high […]
Read more »Billions of Low and Middle-Income Consumers Represent Trillions in Impact Investment Opportunities
May 22nd, 2024
Via ImpactAlpha, a report on the billions of low and middle-income consumers that represent trillions in impact investment opportunities: Off-grid solar companies were once dependent on grants and highly-concessional capital to prove that low-income and energy-disconnected households make good and reliable business customers. Now early movers like Sun King are securitizing their customers’ payments to […]
Read more »Zimbabwe in Talks with China for $533 Million Revamp of State Railway Company
May 21st, 2024
Via Bloomberg, an article on discussions between Zimbabwe and China for a $533 million revamp of its state railway company NRZ and China Rail sign MoU on scope of work needed for revamp Study to assess state railway needs, finance minister says Zimbabwe is in talks with China Railway Group Ltd. to help modernize the state-owned National Railways […]
Read more »The Sheikh Who Dominates One of the World’s Hottest Stock Markets
May 21st, 2024
Via Bloomberg, an article on the UAE’s exchanges approach $1 trillion in value as Abu Dhabi’s index almost triples since April 2020. The United Arab Emirates’ rulers will soon achieve a distinction they’ve long coveted. Their once sleepy stock exchanges will be home to companies valued at $1 trillion. This outsize success—the markets already ranked No. […]
Read more »Pakistan Moves To Sell National Airline In Test Case for Privatization Drive
May 21st, 2024
Via Nikkei Asia, a report on Pakistan’s plans to sell its national airline: Passengers landing at Jinnah International Airport in Karachi are greeted by a grim sight on arrival: the graveyard of out-of-service planes that once flew the skies for debt-strapped national carrier Pakistan International Airlines (PIA). “I do my best to avoid taking a […]
Read more »How Far Can Rwanda’s Economic Miracle Go?
May 21st, 2024
Courtesy of The Africa Report, a look at Rwanda’s economic potential: Sustained growth, massive investment, significant improvements in living standards… The Rwandan model commands respect. But the burden of debt and the preeminence of the public sector over the private sector could threaten its long-term viability. Thirty years ago, the Tutsi genocide destroyed Rwanda. Beyond the […]
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.