Iran Swiftly Moving Towards a Knowledge-Based Economy
May 22nd, 2017
Via Techrasa, a preliminary look at Iran’s move towards a knowledge-based economy: A report recently published by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) revealed that Iran has made significant progress towards a knowledge-based economy, powered by science and innovation. However, the report indicates that certain measures should be taken to fully harness […]
Read more »Iran’s Railway Revolution
May 19th, 2017
Via ReconnectingAsia, a detailed look at Iran’s railway revolution: If he were alive today, Darius the Great would have cheered the commissioning by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in March of a new railway connecting their countries. The fifth century Persian king was able to dominate much of West Asia in […]
Read more »Irancell Still Not Ready to Go Public
May 13th, 2017
Via Techrasa, a report on Irancell: According to an order by Iran’s Ministry of ICT in 2006, Irancell had to go public with 21% of its total shares. Yet, years after the first announcement the IPO has not taken place. MTN Irancell is a fast growing Telecommunications Service Company providing 2G-3G-4G-4.5G mobile broadband, WiMAX and TD-LTE […]
Read more »Politics Chill Iran’s Attempts To Attract Foreign Capital
May 9th, 2017
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a look at the impact of global politics on Iran’s ability to source international capital: When Iran last year cemented a landmark nuclear agreement with six world powers to remove many of the sanctions against it, Hassan Rouhani, the country’s reformist president, said it would aim to attract at least […]
Read more »Iran’s First Mobile Network Operator Has A 58% Market Share
April 26th, 2017
Via Techrasa, a look at Iran’s mobile phone market: During a recent event, CEO of Iran’s first mobile network operator (MCI) gave a performance review of the company to the public. MCI currently owns 58% of the SIM cards sold in the country. Mobile Telecommunication Company of Iran, also known as MCI or Hamrah-e Aval […]
Read more »Iran, Pakistan, and Afghanistan Should Take a Regional Approach To Start-Ups
April 26th, 2017
Via Bourse & Bazaar, a report on the potential for Iran, Pakistan, and Afghanistan to take a regional approach to start-ups: Afghanistan, Iran, and Pakistan host some of most interesting and promising start-ups in Southwest Asia. Entrepreneurship and innovation are neither new nor foreign imports to the region. Cities and towns in Afghanistan, Iran, and Pakistan make […]
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.