Silk and Saffron: Regenerating Afghanistan
March 29th, 2021
Via Grit Daily, an article on Afghanistan: For thousands of years Afghanistan has been a cornerstone of the global economy. Situated at a major crossroads of east-west trade routes, since the first century BCE, the silk road established Afghanistan as a hub of commerce, facilitating the exchange of goods and ideas from across the globe. […]
Read more »Emerging Markets and Commercial Geographies
March 26th, 2021
Via Emerging World, an interesting look at the origin of the term ’emerging markets’ and other commercial geographies: What’s in a name? Trillions of dollars, possibly. That’s not quite the spirit of Shakespeare’s Juliet when she famously asked that question in a moment of lament, concluding “that which we call a rose by any other […]
Read more »Iran Says It Will Soon Launch Major Oil Pipeline
March 26th, 2021
Via Eurasia Review, an article on Iran’s planned new oil pipeline: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said a major oil pipeline will be launched in the near future that will enable the country to export much of its oil via the Sea of Oman. “We have two major projects to inaugurate in the coming months. One […]
Read more »Egypt, Sudan Move Forward With Railway Network
March 25th, 2021
Via Al Monitor, an article on Egypt and Sudan’s preparations to construct a railway network to boost trade on the African market: Egypt has taken serious steps to construct a cross-border railway linking it to Sudan to transport goods and passengers in the latest sign of stronger cooperation between the two downstream Nile states. On March 11, Aswan Governor […]
Read more »Bangladesh at 50
March 25th, 2021
Via Project Syndicate, a review of Bangladesh at 50, nation that has gone from being what Henry Kissinger called a “basket case” to a case study in rapid economic development, buoyed by a large microfinance sector, balanced labor regulations, and resistance to religious fundamentalism: It feels strange to have known a country since its birth. For […]
Read more »China’s Submarine Digital Fiber Optic Belt And Road
March 25th, 2021
Via Silk Road Briefing, a look at China’s submarine digital fiber optic Belt and Road: While a great deal of China’s Belt and Road Initiative infrastructure can be seen, with port developments, roads and railways being built, one of the more impressive, far-reaching and little noticed infrastructure builds is that China has become a leading […]
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.