Africa: Site Of The World’s Next Explosive Growth?
March 14th, 2011
Via The Financial Post, an interesting article on the economic development and potential of Africa: Once the undisputed worst economic region in the world, sub-Saharan Africa is now one of the fastest-growing areas on the planet and despite the turmoil in North Africa, has become one of the most incredible success stories of the global […]
Read more »Dragon In The Desert
March 5th, 2011
Via Reuters, a report on China’s deepening links between East Asia and the Middle East: “…A behemoth dragon-shaped shopping mall in the desert near Dubai has become a symbol of the deepening links between East Asia and the Middle East. Dragon Mart — 3,950 wholesale and retail shops, stretching 1.2 km, or about three-quarters of […]
Read more »Drilling Down Into Crude Hot Spots: The Potential For Unrest
February 26th, 2011
Via The Globe and Mail, a look at oil producing regions around the world and the potential for unrest: “…Whether you produce the stuff, refine it, consume it or speculate in it, it’s impossible to separate oil from political risk. Today the focus is on Egypt and Libya. Tomorrow, it could be Algeria, Saudi Arabia […]
Read more »Egypt, Libya, and The Folly Of The BRICs
February 26th, 2011
Courtesy of The Harvard Business Review, an interesting examination of the inherent instability of emerging and frontier markets that often goes unnoticed in the media / investment worlds’ portrayal of the opportunities therein: “…What do Egypt, Iran, Pakistan, and Nigeria all have in common? They are very populous, Muslim-majority countries, all facing constant political unrest […]
Read more »Oil Groups Rush To Grab Slice Of East Africa
February 20th, 2011
Via The Financial Times, a report on the renewed interest in East Africa’s energy sector: Around Christmas last year Brian Hall, chief executive of oil explorer Aminex, got a phone call from his head of operations in Tanzania. A problem at an offshore gas field was compounding electricity shortages in Dar es Salaam, the country’s […]
Read more »Investors Look To Africa
February 19th, 2011
Via The Globe and Mail, an interesting report on African investment opportunities. As the article notes: “…Emerging markets are looking downright emerged these days, with their healthy finances, growing diplomatic clout and pricey stock markets. Now, some investors are casting their gaze upon a new opportunity: Africa. Long known as a resource-rich region to international […]
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.