Zimbabwe Plans New National Capital
February 5th, 2023
Via Bloomberg, a report that Zimbabwe’s leader is seeking investment for a new national capital with luxury homes just down the road from an impoverished and overcrowded Harare: Zimbabwe’s political leaders have a remedy for the collapse of the capital Harare: Build a new “cybercity” with as much as $60 billion of other people’s money. The […]
Read more »U.S. To Launch Talks On Economic Partnership With 11 Western Hemisphere Nations
January 29th, 2023
Via The Washington Post, a report on US plans to begin discussions on regional economic cooperation with 11 Latin American nations: The Biden administration said Friday that it would begin negotiations with 11 mostly Latin American nations on an agreement designed to promote regional economic cooperation without offering greater access to the U.S. market for […]
Read more »Morgan Stanley IM Says ‘Decade of Emerging Markets’ Has Begun
January 26th, 2023
Via Bloomberg, an article on Morgan Stanley’s bullish views on emerging markets: Stocks in emerging markets are set to be this decade’s winners, Morgan Stanley Investment Management said, adding to a chorus of investors who are souring on the US in favor of other regions. The fund manager is taking money out of US equities […]
Read more »Yellen’s Message In Africa: U.S. Here To Stay
January 22nd, 2023
Via Axios, an article on U.S. interest in Africa: Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is kicking off her 10-day trip to Africa with a promise that America is committed to the continent through good times and bad. Why it matters: The Biden administration is trying to counter China’s entrenched influence and infrastructure in the region by offering African countries […]
Read more »Emerging Markets Could Hold Key To Growth In Face Of Macroeconomic Storms
January 15th, 2023
Via World Economic Forum, an article on how emerging markets may hold the growth to many Western businesses’ growth in the face of a tough 2023: Despite a volatile cocktail of macroeconomic and political conditions, most businesses still have ambitious growth plans for 2023, according to research by HSBC. To make these ambitions a reality, […]
Read more »A Year of Opportunity for Africa
January 13th, 2023
Via Project Syndicate, commentary on Africa’s potential to make significant progress toward a carbon-neutral economy which will require African countries to eliminate barriers to trade and innovation, address institutional decay, and build on recent diplomatic breakthroughs: The past year has been challenging for Africa. After a hopeful 2021, during which the continent-wide GDP increased by nearly 7% and […]
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.