Walmart’s Major Investment in Guatemala Signals Economic Growth
June 18th, 2024
Via The Latin American Post, an article on Walmart’s investment in Guatemala: Walmart has announced plans to invest $700 million in Guatemala over the next five years, a move expected to stimulate significant economic growth and create job opportunities in the Central American country. Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, has announced a substantial investment plan […]
Read more »China, Taiwan, and the Future of Guatemala
June 17th, 2024
Via The Diplomat, an article on the rapid expansion of Beijing’s political and economic influence in countries switching relations from Taiwan to China and how it suggests that a “flip” by Guatemala could be particularly impactful: Over the past year, China has made significant advances in Central America in multiple sectors, in strategic geography ever closer to […]
Read more »The Massive Guatemalan Operation That Wants to Sell Americans Their Old Clothes Back
September 18th, 2023
Courtesy of Bloomberg, an interesting look at Guatemala, a nation which imports 250 million pounds of used clothing a year—and the largest buyer, Megapaca, is starting a US website: Standing atop several long, sturdy wooden tables at an industrial park in Escuintla, Guatemala, 40 young men and women pull shirts, dresses, slacks and other garments […]
Read more »Guatemala: Fintech Capital of Hispanic America?
September 1st, 2022
Via Rest of World, a report on Guatemala’s adoption of fintech: After a little while in Guatemala City, one particular thing struck me. Every venue that allowed me to pay by card also greeted me with the option of contactless payment. Readers from the U.S. won’t bat an eyelid at this, but, as a person […]
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.