Pakistan’s Quantum Quest: Hurdles and Hopes
June 27th, 2024
Via The Diplomat, an article on Pakistan’s establishment of the National Center for Quantum Computing: Pakistan is poised to make significant strides in the field of quantum technology with the establishment of its National Center for Quantum Computing, as announced by Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal. This initiative marks a critical step toward overcoming the […]
Read more »Why Barrick Gold Remains Interested in Pakistan’s Reko Diq Reserves
June 24th, 2024
Courtesy of The Diplomat, a report on Barrick Gold’s interest in the rugged terrain, sandy expanses, and arid deserts of Chagai, under which lies one of the world’s largest undeveloped gold and copper reserves: During his meeting in March with a delegation from the Barrick Gold Corporation, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif discussed the controversial Reko Diq project. In […]
Read more »Pakistan-China Agree to Upgrade CPEC
June 10th, 2024
Via The Diplomat, a report that – during Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s visit to Beijing – Pakistan sought to reassure China of its stability and security concerns. But will it deliver on its promises? During Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s recent visit to China — his first since his victory in general elections in February — […]
Read more »The Great CPEC Mirage
May 30th, 2024
Via Dawn, commentary on CPEC: IF you think China is gearing up for another round of massive business investments in Pakistan then I have a power plant to sell you. No such thing is about to happen and all the noise around a revival of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is either wishful thinking (at best) or […]
Read more »SIFC: Pakistan’s New Beacon Of Economic Revival
May 24th, 2024
Via Eurasia Review, commentary on Pakistan’s new Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC): The establishment of the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) on June 20, 2023, marks a significant step in Pakistan’s ongoing efforts to attract Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and address its economic challenges. As a unified platform aimed at facilitating investors and streamlining decision-making […]
Read more »Pakistan Moves To Sell National Airline In Test Case for Privatization Drive
May 21st, 2024
Via Nikkei Asia, a report on Pakistan’s plans to sell its national airline: Passengers landing at Jinnah International Airport in Karachi are greeted by a grim sight on arrival: the graveyard of out-of-service planes that once flew the skies for debt-strapped national carrier Pakistan International Airlines (PIA). “I do my best to avoid taking a […]
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.