Guyana Is World’s Most Booming Economy — And Is Set to Grow 38% This Year
September 17th, 2023
Courtesy of Bloomberg, a look at how massive crude deposits first drilled by Exxon are transforming Guyana which – last year – grew 62%: Guyana’s economy will expand 38% this year as a wave of oil wealth transforms the South American nation, the International Monetary Fund said Monday. Massive offshore oil deposits first drilled by Exxon […]
Read more »The Global $800B Remittances Market
September 16th, 2023
Via Latinometrics, an insightful look at Latin America and the $800B remittances market: You’re a young Colombian who’s just secured a job in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles as part of a construction team. With the money you earn, you figure, not only can you pay rent and buy groceries—but also send home a […]
Read more »BRICS+ Set To Drive Global South’s Agenda, With Limitations
September 16th, 2023
Via Nikkei Asia, commentary on BRICS+ ability to drive the Global South’s agenda: On Aug. 2, Anil Sooklal, South Africa’s ambassador to the BRICS bloc, said that the ragtag group’s upcoming leaders’ summit in Johannesburg would initiate “a tectonic change … in the global geopolitical architecture.” While the summit that concluded on Aug. 24 fell decidedly […]
Read more »Accelerating Digital Integration in Africa
September 7th, 2023
Via Harvard Business Review, commentary on ways to accelerate digital integration in Africa which – similar to the European Union’s – has been cited as a key to creating stability, growing economies, improving market efficiency, sharing the costs of large infrastructure projects, and addressing peace and security: In 2021, the combined GDP of Africa’s 54 countries was […]
Read more »How Emerging Markets Will Reshape The Future Global Economy
September 5th, 2023
Via FinTech Magazine, a look at how – as smartphone penetration increases – underserved countries like Pakistan are in the middle of a financial renaissance thanks to fintech, with local fintech players playing a pivotal role in defining the future of financial inclusion: There’s renewed focus on using fintech to reduce financial inequality in emerging […]
Read more »Middle East Digital Economy To Grow To $780B by 2030: UBS
September 3rd, 2023
Via TradeArabia, a report on a recent UBS study examining the Middle East’s digital economy: The Middle East’s digital economy will grow from $180 billion in 2022 to $780 billion in 2030 or roughly 20% growth per annum making it one of the fastest growing digital economies globally, said UBS, a multinational Swiss bank. It […]
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.