Mixed Fortunes for Kazakh Grain?
April 20th, 2022
Via The Diplomat, a report on Kazakhstan’s potential to be an influential player in the global grain economy, if it can first overcome domestic and logistic challenges: The Kazakh government has imposed temporary limits on its grain and flour exports to stabilize domestic grain prices in response to Russia’s ban on its own grain exports. Despite the […]
Read more »Ethiopia’s Protracted Civil War Weighs on Growth Prospects
April 20th, 2022
Via FrontierView, commentary on Ethiopia’s prospects: The conflict compounds operating challenges including FOREX shortages and rising inflation Most MNCs operating in Addis Ababa will not be directly affected by hostilities or famine conditions for the foreseeable future. Few MNCs are expected to divest their operations, but most companies will halt investment plans until the outcome […]
Read more »Timor-Leste Election Opens New Door To China
April 20th, 2022
Via The Asia Times, a report on recent elections in Timor Leste and the potential for it to turn to China for significant investment: Timor-Leste’s relations with China could once again come under the spotlight as former Nobel Peace Prize winner Jose Ramos-Horta looks set to retake the presidency following a second-round vote on Tuesday. […]
Read more »Mobile Operators In Africa Need To Be Digital Platforms Not SIM Card Merchants
April 19th, 2022
Via Rest of World, commentary on the evolving role and business proposition for African mobile operators: What are the most underrated opportunities that remain for mobile operators in African countries? The demographic and economic characteristics of many countries in Africa make them perfect places to go with a disruptive mindset. Angola is a good example. […]
Read more »Inside Pakistan’s Tech Investment Boom
April 19th, 2022
Via Rest of World, an article on Pakistan’s tech investment boom: In 2019, when Kalsoom Lakhani and Misbah Naqvi founded i2i Ventures, a $15 million Pakistan-focused venture capital (VC) fund, they hoped to sign about three deals a year. Now, they’re signing that many deals every quarter. “I can barely keep up with the deal flow,” Lakhani […]
Read more »China’s Inadvertent Empire: Sinostan
April 19th, 2022
Via The Diplomat, a look at China’s rise in Central Asia: In “Sinostan: China’s Inadvertent Empire,” Raffaello Pantucci and Alexandros Petersen take readers into the heart of Eurasia for insight into Beijing’s rise. Over a decade of travel, research, and writing went into the book, which charts the growth of Chinese power and presence in […]
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.