Future of the BRICS
August 22nd, 2023
Via Geopolitical Futures, commentary on the BRICS’ future: On Aug. 22-24, members of the BRICS grouping will hold a summit in Johannesburg. They’re expected to discuss two key issues: enlargement and the possibility of adopting a common currency. Both issues are critical to the future of this partnership of five large developing nations: Brazil, Russia, […]
Read more »The Fastest-Growing Shopping App In The World
August 19th, 2023
Courtesy of Rest of World, an article on Meesho, an app successfully taking on Amazon and Walmart with its focus on cheaper goods for small-town consumers: In 2022, Meesho was the most-downloaded shopping app in the world with over 500 million downloads. Its home page offers a variety of unbranded products including jeans, kurtas, shoes, and smart watches […]
Read more »India’s Economic Rise Is Not Guaranteed
August 15th, 2023
Courtesy of The Financial Times, commentary warning that – without reform – India will be unable to capitalize on the country’s economic potential: Last year on the 75th anniversary of its independence from British rule, India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, urged the nation to “dominate the world”. India’s rising role in the global economy is […]
Read more »What India Needs Is More Cricket and Less Bollywood
August 14th, 2023
Courtesy of The Financial Times, interesting commentary on India’s economy, through the lens of two of its most famous products – cricket and Bollywood: India’s economy has as much entrenched rust as it has entrepreneurial dynamism. And no two industries illustrate these contradictions more clearly than its most iconic entertainments, Bollywood and cricket. Facing the […]
Read more »IIT: The Exclusive Network Behind India’s Global Tech Success
August 10th, 2023
What ‘s harder to get into than Harvard? Try IIT, the elite group of Indian engineering schools that accepts just 1.8% of applicants. (Harvard’s rate? 4%) Not only has IIT produced Silicon Valley leaders like Google’s Sundar Pichai and VC Vinod Khosla, more than *half* of India’s 100+ unicorns were founded by IIT alums. Courtesy […]
Read more »Shaky Foundations for the BRICS Expansion Push
August 9th, 2023
Courtesy of The Diplomat, a report that – while China and Russia are keen to expand BRICS into a coalition to counter the U.S. – Brazil and India are reluctant: The 15th summit of the BRICS group (composed of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa), will take place in Johannesburg, South Africa, from August 22-24 […]
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.