Indonesia: An Investment Haven?
February 3rd, 2012
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a look at Indonesia: Those hoping to get away from it all in Indonesia usually think of Bali. But Jakarta’s financial markets are arguably as much of a haven for investors these days. Investors are drawn to Indonesia by strong domestic consumption from an increasingly wealthy population of 240m – a […]
Read more »Asian Countries See Growth Deteriorating in Q1
February 2nd, 2012
Courtesy of Emerging Market Insights, an updated look at economic forecasts for Asia: Countries across Asia are beginning to see their growth deteriorate as ongoing problems in the eurozone, persistent malaise in the US, and a government-engineered slowdown in China undermine the region’s prospects. Several ASEAN countries have already begun cutting interest rates to spur […]
Read more »Emerging Markets All (A)Twitter…
February 2nd, 2012
Via The Financial Times, an interesting look at emerging markets’ uptake of Twitter: “…With Facebook’s impending IPO promising to inflate the wealth of 10 of its shareholders by more than $1bn, investors in Twitter will be excited by new research that shows Brazil, the world’s fifth most populated country, has become the microblogging site’s second biggest user. […]
Read more »Myanmar – the Next Asian Tiger Cub Economy?
January 31st, 2012
Via The Council on Foreign Relations, a look at Myanmar and its short term economic potential: With the upgrading of American diplomatic relations with Myanmar, and a wave of political reform in the country over the past year, many businesses have begun eying the Southeast Asian nation, which has a population of over 50 million […]
Read more »Africa: No Longer A Leap Of Faith
January 24th, 2012
Via The Financial Times, a report on Africa’s promising investment potential in the eyes of many: Even before the financial crisis caused havoc in most of the developed world, investors have long talked up Africa’s potential for growth. Now, finds a survey by the Abu Dhabi Government, they’re set to follow with their wallets. Of […]
Read more »All Silk Roads Lead to Tehran
January 23rd, 2012
Via Foreign Policy, an interesting article suggesting that sanctions aren’t the answer for dealing with Iran. As the article notes, if Washington is serious about building a new economic and security architecture across South and Central Asia, it can’t avoid working with Iran. Speaking last September on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly, Secretary […]
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.