Pakistan: Economic Indicators “Flashing Green”
June 20th, 2016
Via Reuters, an article on Pakistan: Pakistani stocks are soaring, improved security is fuelling economic growth and the South Asian nation will be upgraded to “emerging market” status by index provider MSCI. But for Ali Saigol, co-founder of a private equity firm, convincing foreign investors to overlook the country’s violent past and bet on its […]
Read more »A Western Brewer’s Return To Myanmar
June 8th, 2016
Courtesy of the Financial Times, an interesting look at Heineken’s return to Myanmar: Sobir Djaffar looks happy as he surveys the racks of locally produced bottles of Heineken on a Myanmar supermarket shelf. The Dutch brewer has been waiting 20 years to return to the country. But he is less thrilled that the beer — along with […]
Read more »Fallujah’s Highway 11: Retaking This Crucial Highway Link Could Keep Jordan From Economic Collapse
June 3rd, 2016
Via Foreign Policy, an interesting look at Jordan’s economic interrelationship with Iraq: When the Iraqi army pushed the Islamic State out of the isolated desert town of Rutba last month, the fight received little attention. Yet the dusty settlement, wedged into a corner of Iraq close to the Jordanian and Syrian borders, is a prize […]
Read more »Egypt: A Key Plank In China’s One Belt – One Road Strategy
May 31st, 2016
Via Frontera News, a look at the role of Egypt in China’s Silk Road strategy: Egypt’s transfer of two uninhabited Red Sea islands to Saudi sovereignty sparked street protests and a social media backlash: #Egyptissold. Yet Tiran and Sanafir are pinpricks next to the much bigger land grab by Beijing onshore. Granted, the twin islands […]
Read more »Want to Invest in Iran? Here’s What You Need to Know Before You Go
May 31st, 2016
Courtesy of Frontera News, a look at the hidden hazards in Iran’s evolving market: Entering Iran’s holy Shah Cheragh shrine dazzles the senses. Mirror mosaics intensify the brightness, and it’s only when you step into the center of the “King of Light” mosque that you understand how each tiny piece plays its part in the […]
Read more »Doors Open to Foreign Banks in Somalia After Half-Century Absence
May 31st, 2016
Via Bloomberg, a report on growing investor interest in Somalia: Kenyan banks are competing against lenders from Gulf nations seeking licenses to operate in Somalia as the strife-torn country opens up the industry to international companies for the first time in almost half a century. Somalia’s central bank has held talks with KCB Group Ltd., […]
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.