Bhutan Prays It Can Be India’s Hong Kong
October 20th, 2024
Courtesy of The Economist, a look at Bhutan’s vision to reincarnate as a financial center: King Jigme of Bhutan recalls that when he was studying in America, his classmates would scoff in disbelief when he told them there were tigers and elephants in his Himalayan homeland. Like many foreigners, they thought of it as a place […]
Read more »Bhutan Makes Bold Leap Towards A High-Income Future
August 29th, 2024
Via East Asia Forum, a report on Bhutan’s bold leap toward a high-income future: Bhutan’s 13th Five-Year Plan aims to transform the country into a high-income economy by 2034, focusing on rapid economic growth while maintaining its Gross National Happiness philosophy. The plan includes enhancing infrastructure, fostering innovation and developing new industries like digital economies […]
Read more »A Building Boom in the Himalayas Threatens Climate Disasters
April 3rd, 2024
Courtesy of Bloomberg, a sobering report on how Modi’s push to develop along India’s tense border with China heightens risks to the already fragile area: On January 3, 2023, cracks suddenly spread over hundreds of buildings in Joshimath, India, and they started sinking into the ground. Residents gathered up what furniture and prized belongings they […]
Read more »Gelephu: The World’s First Mindfulness City Is in Bhutan
January 23rd, 2024
Courtesy of The Diplomat, an article on Gelephu, the city envisioned as Bhutan’s new economic hub and an opportunity to capitalize on the economic corridor linking South Asia to Southeast Asia: The Kingdom of Bhutan, world-renowned for creating the concept of Gross National Happiness (GNH) and for being the first carbon negative country, is now […]
Read more »Climate and China: Bringing South Asia’s Countries Closer
August 6th, 2023
Via The Economist, a look at how limate and China fears are bringing South Asia’s countries closer as demonstrated by a recent electricity deal between Bangladesh, India and Nepal: For much of June the 23m people in and around Dhaka, Bangladesh’s capital, suffered in temperatures of up to 38°C. Fans and air-conditioners were of little […]
Read more »Bhutan Plans a $500M Fund for Crypto Mining in the Himalayas
May 9th, 2023
Via Bloomberg, a report on Bhutan’s plans a $500M Fund for crypto mining in the Himalayas: Bhutan’s investment arm and Nasdaq-listed company Bitdeer Technologies Group plan to seek investors for a fund worth up to $500 million that will be used to develop green crypto mining in the Himalayan kingdom. Fund raising targeting institutional investors […]
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.