Uzbekistan Looks South for New Trade Routes
April 2nd, 2022
Via The Diplomat, a report on Uzbekistan search for new trade routes to the south: Uzbekistan has received its first transit shipment via Pakistan and Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. For Uzbekistan, this means prioritizing a southern-looking policy, as it seeks to assert its own identity in the region and establish viable alternative trading partners. A private trader in […]
Read more »Obstacles To Energy Security In Central and South Asia
March 19th, 2022
Via East Africa Forum, an article on obstacles to energy security in Central and South Asia: On 25 January 2022, an unprecedented blackout spread across much of southern Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan. This is not the first time that Central Asia has experienced power outages, which have increased alarmingly in Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan. In […]
Read more »MENAP Digital Economy Could Hit $700B by 2030
March 16th, 2022
Via The National, a report that the digital economy of the MENA region and Pakistan could hit $700bn by 2030: The digital economy of the Middle East, North Africa and Pakistan (Menap) is set to exceed $100 billion this year and has the potential to reach $700bn by 2030 if backed by adequate investment, according to […]
Read more »Airlift: Pakistan’s Buzziest Start Up
March 15th, 2022
Via Rest of World, a look at one of Pakistan’s “buzziest” start ups: After graduating from college in 2016, Yahya Humayun jumped headfirst into management consulting. He joined Ernst & Young in Lahore as an associate consultant. But within a year, he realized that the job wasn’t the right fit for him. Humayun wanted to […]
Read more »China’s PEACE Cable in the Middle East and North Africa
March 11th, 2022
Via the Middle East Institute, a look at the PEACE Cable in the Middle East and North Africa: As an ambitious and rapidly growing superpower, China has quickly distinguished itself in emerging technology. The country has long leveraged its ubiquitous tech sector for diplomatic and political advantage. China’s technological outreach encompasses its international infrastructure mega-project, […]
Read more »Pakistan: One of MENA’s Hottest TowerCo Markets
March 1st, 2022
Via TowerXchange, an article on Pakistan’s cellular tower market: With an estimated 36,187 towers serving four MNOs with 189mn subscribers, the Pakistan tower market has plenty of room for growth. It has been estimated that 30-40,000 additional towers will be required over the next five years, so it is little wonder that TAWAL has sought […]
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.