Uzbekistan’s New Afghan Approach Focused On Trade, Infrastructure, and Gas
June 30th, 2017
Via Times of Central Asia, a report on Uzbekistan’s changed vision for its relationship with Afghanistan: As the new leadership in Uzbekistan pursues a new policy towards its southern neighbor, Afghanistan, which is focused on trade and economic cooperation, infrastructure and a gas-pipeline project, we are republishing this article by Fozil Mashrab, originally published by The […]
Read more »OBOR Online: The Digital Silk Road
June 21st, 2017
Via the Financial Express, a report on the implications that China-funded digital connectivity in OBOR geographies has for global e-commerce: Focus on the land and sea corridors in China’s One-Belt-One-Road (OBOR) has overlooked a vital aspect of connectivity that the initiative aspires: digital connectivity. This could be the biggest force of continental cross-border connections generated […]
Read more »In Central Asia, China Finds a Crowded Playing Field
June 20th, 2017
Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), a look at how China has found a crowded playing field in Central Asia: The expansion of the Central Asia-China pipeline will eventually enable Turkmenistan to export its natural gas to new markets, but in the meantime, it will be more reliant on China. Though improving transport infrastructure is a shared […]
Read more »India And Afghanistan Attempt To Bypass Their Obstructive Neighbour
June 19th, 2017
Via Frontera News, a look at India and Afghanistan’s efforts to bypass Pakistan: Regional allies India and Afghanistan are stepping up their efforts to strengthen commercial ties with the development of air and land transport corridors bypassing Pakistan, which obstructs trade between the two countries. India believes bolstering trading links with Afghanistan will also help […]
Read more »Vulture Capitalists Become Venture Capitalists Thanks To One Belt One Road And TPP
May 31st, 2017
Via Eurasia Review, an article on the growing opportunity for private equity and venture capital firms to move into financing spaces previously occupied by the US Government: In the first few months of the Trump Administration, the United States pulled out of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) and unveiled their new ‘skinny’ budget, slashing the […]
Read more »China Takes A 49% Cut Of Khorgos Gateway, A Major Overland Silk Road Port
May 26th, 2017
Via Forbes, a report on China’s purchase of 29% of the Khorgos Gateway: It’s now official: China’s COSCO Shipping and the Port of Lianyungang have signed on to take a 49% cut of Kazakhstan’s epic Khorgos Gateway dry port. The deal was signed at the Belt and Road summit in Beijing on May 15th for […]
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.