Report: Saudi Arabia Most Risky of Emerging Economies
February 7th, 2012
Via Bloomberg, a report that a consultancy has selected Saudi Arabia as the most uncertain of the major global growth economies. As the article notes: “…Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest crude exporter, has the most uncertain political environment of 15 major growth economies including China and Russia, according to the founder of risk-assessment consultants Maplecroft. […]
Read more »Latin American Economic Performance
February 6th, 2012
Courtesy of Emerging Markets Insight, an updated look at Latin American economic performance: Latin America continues to look strong as 2012 gets rolling. Brazil’s growth remains subdued, but stimulus efforts are beginning to have an effect, and Mexico continuing to spend heavily in the run-up to the July presidential elections. Meanwhile Peru and Colombia continue […]
Read more »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 »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.