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 »The Horn Of Africa States: Conflict, Crises, And Capitalism
May 20th, 2024
Via Eurasia Review, commentary on the Horn of Africa: It is quite clear that there is an intense almost cut-throat competition for the Horn of Africa States region lately, involving major, middle and even regional powers. This is no longer ideological as was in the past between capitalism and communism but economic and access to […]
Read more »Could Supply Chain Security Take U.S. Firms to Africa?
May 20th, 2024
Via Heritage Foundation, commentary on how the need to develop supply chain security is attracting U.S. firms to Africa: KEY TAKEAWAYS Beginning in August, China will levy export controls on two critical minerals: gallium and geranium. These metals are essential to semiconductor technology. Today, Nigeria, Ghana, and South Africa are reliable investment destinations, plus Morocco […]
Read more »Polish Trains Were Stalled. Hackers Brought Them Back To Life.
May 20th, 2024
Courtesy of the Wall Street Journal, an article on how hackers brought some stalled Polish trains back to life: It’s a nightmare for any laptop user when the innards go haywire and the device freezes up irreversibly—a disaster called “bricking.” Now imagine it happening to a 175-ton passenger train. It began with Dolno?l?skie Rail, which […]
Read more »Is Nairobi Dying?
May 20th, 2024
Via The Elephant, commentary on how poor leadership, out-of-control construction and lack of planning are threatening the future of Kenya’s capital city: The announcement by Nairobi County governor Johnson Sakaja that he plans to build a nightclub in Uhuru Park, Nairobi’s most iconic public space, has left many Nairobians wondering whether this will be the final nail […]
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.