China Makes Its Move in Bangladesh
July 1st, 2026
Via Geopolitical Futures, a look at how Chinese investment promises could strengthen Beijing’s position on the Bay of Bengal, but it may not buy the political influence China ultimately seeks: Tarique Rahman, who became Bangladesh’s prime minister in February, was in Beijing last week meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Bangladesh has historically been so […]
Read more »What Bangladesh Teaches Us About Resilient Capitalism
November 20th, 2025
Via Forbes, interesting commentary on Bangladesh and the concept of resilient capitalism: Political volatility is no longer limited to emerging markets; it’s reshaping major economies as well, including the United States. That’s why Bangladesh’s recent political transition offers a timely case study in how markets endure — and even strengthen — when institutions, transparency, and […]
Read more »Geonomics, Not Geopolitics is Driving Pakistan’s Courting of Bangladesh
February 15th, 2025
Via The Diplomat, a report on Islamabad’s efforts to enhance and diversify economic relations in its immediate neighborhood, focusing on trade and connectivity: The recent regime change in Bangladesh has triggered a Pakistan-Bangladesh rapprochement. Since Muhammad Yunus took charge as leader of Bangladesh’s interim government on August 8, several high-level meetings have been held between […]
Read more »How a Country’s Economy Was Siphoned Dry
December 5th, 2024
Courtesy of the New York Times, a look at how Bangladesh’s currency was battered by what the new head of the central bank says was the looting of the banks under the deposed prime minister: The new governor of Bangladesh’s central bank, Ahsan Mansur, calculates that about $17 billion was siphoned from the country’s financial […]
Read more »India and China Eye Indian Ocean’s ‘Pearl’
October 1st, 2024
Via The Diplomat, a report on the need for Sri Lanka’s new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will have to strike a deft balance between two regional powers: The “Pearl of the Indian Ocean” – Sri Lanka – may yet become a bone of contention between India and China, following the September 21 presidential election that […]
Read more »Climate Migrants Stand to Overwhelm World’s Megacities
September 29th, 2024
Courtesy of Bloomberg, a look at how – from Dhaka to São Paulo – already crowded cities are unprepared to absorb people fleeing the effects of climate change. Some of the world’s most climate-vulnerable nations will see a mass reshuffling of their populations as the extreme environmental and weather events prompt entire communities to migrate […]
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.