Malaysia’s Bold Plan To Turn Its Economy Around, Starting With Elon Musk
September 2nd, 2023
Via Fortune Magazine, an interview with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on his bold plan to rid his country of corruption and turn its economy around, starting with Elon Musk: For Anwar Ibrahim, the 25-year path to becoming Malaysia’s prime minister was at times “torture.” His ascent initially seemed as if it would be swift when […]
Read more »Malaysia’s (Mostly) Empty $100B City Rising From The Sea
August 28th, 2023
Courtesy of Bloomberg, a report on Malaysia’s controversial Forest City which now faces questions over the financial health of its developer, the Chinese giant Country Garden: To get to the strange city just off the coast of southern Malaysia, a visitor drives a road slithering through palm tree plantations and suburban sprawl. Eventually it becomes […]
Read more »Pipe Dreams: Turning an Interconnected ASEAN Gas Market Into a Reality
August 15th, 2023
Via The Lowy Institute, commentary on the benefits of potentially expanding an interconnected ASEAN gas market (which currently features 13 bilateral gas line connections between six ASEAN member states) as the answer for energy demand into the future: The development began in the 1960s when the Southeast Asian natural gas sector grew significantly after discoveries […]
Read more »New Kids in The Block: BRICS, MINT, and Now D-8
August 4th, 2023
Via Modern Diplomacy, an article on the Developing-8 (D8) group of countries that comprise Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Türkiye. Cooperation is a fundamental resource for populous countries on the way to rapid economic and industrial development: for this reason, the case of D-8 is worthy of attention. Globalization unravelled enormous economic opportunities but also opened […]
Read more »Malaysia: Plans To Become ‘Regional Renewable Powerhouse’
July 31st, 2023
Courtesy of Nikkei Asia, an article detailing Malaysia’s renewable energy ambitions: Malaysia has launched programs to promote renewable energy in a country that has relied heavily on fossil fuels, hoping to lead Southeast Asia in transition to a greener economy. But the ambitious targets, such as having renewables supply 70% of the total energy supply […]
Read more »From Bangkok to Manila, Southeast Asian Metro Rail Expands Rapidly
July 12th, 2023
Courtesy of Nikkei Asia, a look at how metro rail networks across southeast Asia will grow 20% through 2024, helping to ease congestion: Metropolitan rail networks in Southeast Asia are on track to expand 20% by the end of next year, a Nikkei analysis shows, the growth fueled by the need to ease congestion and […]
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.