Booming Chinese Brands That Could Take Over The World
November 20th, 2011
“When will the Chinese develop a truly global brand?” is a question that is frequently asked, and one that the Business Insider takes on in its report titled top “18 Booming Chinese Brands That Could Tkae Over The World”. While firms like Lenovo, Huawei, and Haier have been making their mark for some time, here […]
Read more »Zhaikmunai Seeks A Full London Listing
November 20th, 2011
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report that Zhaikmunai, a Kazakhstan-based oil and gas producer, has become the latest company from the former Soviet Union to signal its intention to seek a full London listing that would quality it for entry into the FTSE 250 index. As the article notes: “…Frank Monstrey, the company’s leading […]
Read more »Brazil to Join the Battle for Africa’s Energy Riches
November 17th, 2011
Via OilPrice.com, an interesting report on Brazil’s increased interest in Africa’s energy resources: In October Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff made a state visit to Africa, consisting of South Africa, Mozambique and Angola. Quick – what was President Roussef’s insider edge in Mozambique and Angola? Two things. First, Brazil, along with Angola and Mozambique, were originally […]
Read more »Uganda On Cusp Of An Oil Boom?
November 11th, 2011
Via Energy Daily, a report that Uganda may be p0ised to become a mid-sized petroleum power. As the article notes: Uganda, a long-ignored by-water in Africa’s Great Lakes region, is widely seen as being on the cusp of an oil boom that will make it a medium-sized producer. But it is also thrusting the East […]
Read more »Today’s Great Game: China, India, Iran and Pakistan Crowd Russia in Central Aisa
November 10th, 2011
Courtesy of James Brooke, an interesting look at the geopolitics of Central Asia: When I was in Dushanbe, India’s defense minister just happened to be in the neighborhood, and popped in for a visit. After the traditional bread and honey welcome ceremony at the airport, he met behind closed doors with Tajikistan’s defense minister and […]
Read more »TAPI’ng Along
November 7th, 2011
Via the Khaleej Times, an updated report on the Turkmenistan-Afghan-Pakistan-India gas pipeline project. As the article notes: Turkmenistan-Afghan-Pakistan-India transnational gas pipeline, or TAPI, took a good step forward as Ashkabad and Islamabad have agreed on the illusive pricing formula and have vowed to complete it in the shortest possible time. Pakistan and Turkmenistan, at the […]
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.