Burma’s Economic Reboot Marches On
August 30th, 2012
Via The Diplomat, an article on Myanmar’s continued economic renaissance: With its eerily quiet corridors and lack of activity, the Central Bank of Myanmar building in Rangoon serves as testament to the haphazard policies of the Burmese government’s past. Occupying a large compound in the north of the city, this vast structure has remained under-used […]
Read more »Farc Peace Talks: What Will It Mean For Colombian Investors?
August 30th, 2012
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on the potential impact that recent Farc peace talks may have on Colombia’s investment profile: Start spreading the news: the Farc guerrillas and the Colombian government agreed to begin peace talks during a meeting in communist-led Cuba, local media reported on Monday. The Andean country has attracted record […]
Read more »Philippines: Young, Cash Rich, and Urbanizing
August 30th, 2012
Via the International Herald Tribune, an interesting look at the Philippines: In the upscale business district of Manila, a midweek crowd spills out into the street. The New York-themed Borough restaurant is pulsating to the beat of a Bon Jovi song, while young, hip Filipinos take shots of tequila from a passing tray and sing […]
Read more »Myanmar’s Emerging Middle Class
August 26th, 2012
Via The Japan Times, an interesting article on Myanmar: Just last month I made my first visit to Myanmar, a place Rudyard Kipling referred to as “quite unlike any land you know about”. While decades of isolation have helped this century-old observation hold true, on arrival in July I was immediately struck by the vibrancy […]
Read more »Mexico: An Under-The-Radar Hotspot For VC Investors In Latin America
August 21st, 2012
Via GigaOm, a look at whether Mexico is the “new Brazil” for venture capital investing: Brazil was yesterday’s hotspot for investing in startups in Latin America — tomorrow’s may be Mexico. On the heels of Dave McClure’s firm 500 Startups doubling down on Mexico by acquiring a local accelerator, one of Mexico’s most aggressive VC […]
Read more »Russia: Courting The East, Not The West
August 21st, 2012
Via The Financial Times, an interesting article on Russia’s efforts to to woo its Asian neighbours, pouring money into Far East cities such as Vladivostok and seeking out new trade opportunities there: If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then for the South Korean dignitaries it was a sight to behold. On a recent […]
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.