Afghanistan’s Untold Economic Success Story
October 23rd, 2013
Courtesy of Foreign Policy, some commentary on Afghanistan: Managing Afghanistan’s nascent industrial base will be critical as the nation attempts to build a modern economy that is increasingly less dependent on foreign aid. Today, there is great room for optimism as Afghanistan moves toward the post-transition period. Despite having a GDP that was made up […]
Read more »Making A Splash: Water Parks In Frontier Markets
October 19th, 2013
Water parks aplenty in frontier markets. Who says emerging markets can’t have any fun… First, via Reuters, a report on a new water park in Kabul: After the armed guards and body search at the door, it is almost easy to forget the fun is happening in ultra-conservative Afghanistan, except that all of the people […]
Read more »Afghanistan’s Rare Earth Element Bonanza
August 29th, 2013
Via The American, a report on Afghanistan’s After more than a decade of war and nation building, members of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan are heading for the exits. Although what the ISAF will leave behind is better than what was there in 2001, Afghanistan remains a battered land. However, the resources […]
Read more »Afghan Mining Deal With China Facing Failure
August 7th, 2013
Via Deutsche Welle, an interesting report on the status of China’s large mining project in Afghanistan: Afghan natural resources are valued at $3 trillion. But for security reasons, a multibillion-dollar mining deal between Kabul and Beijing is now in jeopardy. Its failure would have a big impact on the Afghan economy. It was meant to […]
Read more »Ace Is The Place With The Afghan Hardware Man
July 19th, 2013
Via Emerging Markets Frontier blog, an article on Ace Hardware’s planned entry to Afghanistan: Growing uncertainty swirls around Afghanistan’s economic climate as the country inches closer to December 2014, when U.S. and international combat troops are expected to withdraw from an increasingly unpopular war. Many Afghans believe the end of the war also means the […]
Read more »Extreme Franchising: Bringing RadioShack to Afghanistan
July 16th, 2013
Via Businessweek, an interesting look at Radio Shack’s efforts to enter Afghanistan: The next time you stroll through downtown Kabul, you might be able to buy batteries from a RadioShack (RSH) outlet, the result of a new effort by the U.S. to shore up Afghanistan’s economy: selling American franchises to Afghan entrepreneurs. The U.S. has […]
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.