Despite Global Downturn, Africa’s Digital Allure Remains Strong
July 24th, 2022
Via Rest of World, an article on the allure of Africa’s digital markets: Fears of a global economic downturn are well-founded. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has pushed energy prices to record highs and disrupted global access to food. This follows the pandemic, which delivered a shock to supply chains, creating challenges for businesses and consumers. With inflation […]
Read more »Emerging Giants in Asia Pacific
July 22nd, 2022
Via HSBC, an interesting new report on new economy businesses across the Asia Pacific region that will make a lasting impact on the global business landscape over the next decade: Six key trends Region-wide growth China will remain Asia Pacific’s dominant new economy force, but its importance will be rivalled by India as a source of […]
Read more »G-7 Rolls Out Global Infrastructure Plan
June 30th, 2022
Via ABC News, a report on the G-7’s new global infrastructure plan: The Group of Seven nations on Sunday began rolling out a global infrastructure initiative in a bid, as they described it, to promote “stability” and improve conditions in developing and middle-income countries around the globe. The Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment plans […]
Read more »Green Upheaval: New Geopolitics of Energy
June 7th, 2022
Courtesy of Foreign Affairs, an article on the new geopolitics of energy: It is not hard to understand why people dream of a future defined by clean energy. As greenhouse gas emissions continue to grow and as extreme weather events become more frequent and harmful, the current efforts to move beyond fossil fuels appear woefully […]
Read more »US, China Vie for Africa’s Mobile Phone Sector
May 16th, 2022
Via Voice of America, an article on the competition between the U.S. and China for influence over Africa’s telecommunications industry: Africa, in recent years, has become the new frontier where China and the United States, the world’s two biggest economic superpowers, are competing for influence in a key industry: telecommunications. This week, Ethiopia celebrated the […]
Read more »YouScribe Takes On Amazon In Africa
May 9th, 2022
An interesting look at how YouScribe – a digital reading platform with more than one million French-language books, newspapers and audiobooks – has amassed hundreds of thousands of subscribers in Africa and competes strongly against the likes of Amazon through an innovative business model focused on affordable pricing and a viable payment method: When YouScribe […]
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.