Megacities Becoming The World’s Dominant Social And Economic Structures
April 21st, 2016
Courtesy of Quartz, a look at how cities have become the world’s dominant demographic and economic clusters: As the sociologist Christopher Chase-Dunn has pointed out, it is not population or territorial size that drives world-city status, but economic weight, proximity to zones of growth, political stability, and attractiveness for foreign capital. In other words, connectivity […]
Read more »Kurdistan: Promise And Peril
April 10th, 2016
Two interesting articles on Kurdistan. The first, via Geopolitical Monitor, is a detailed examination of Iraqi Kurdistan’s rise as an independent energy player . The second, courtesy of Daily Beast, looks at threat that Kurdistan’s weakening economy may have upon the region: Iraqi Kurdistan and the governing Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) is in the midst […]
Read more »Sub Saharan Africa’s Brightest Spots For Doing Business
April 6th, 2016
Via EMIA, a look at Nigeria, Kenya, and Mauritius: Africa is viewed as a highly challenging environment to do business in. Despite this, however, Africa’s growing frontier markets have become increasingly significant to the world’s economy. Comprehensive economic reforms, improving business environments, effective political reforms and good governance have all promoted foreign investment and contributed […]
Read more »Djibouti: How A Forgotten Sandlot Of A Nation Has Become A Vibrant International Hub
March 24th, 2016
Via Bloomberg, a detailed look at Djibouti: The bartender measures a shot of Johnnie Walker Red Label in a steel jigger and dumps it over ice. A waitress sets the glass on a tray and steers it through the dining room, where Abouye Wang, the restaurant owner, commands a booth in the back corner, elbows […]
Read more »What Is Africa’s New Top Investment Destination?
March 24th, 2016
Via the World Economic Forum, a look at African investment potential – on a macro scale: The difficult patch that Nigeria, the largest economy in Africa, is going through does not seem to be abating. According to a new Nielsen report (pdf) which provides a ranking of business prospects for leading markets in Sub Saharan Africa, Nigeria […]
Read more »Africa… In 100 Years
March 13th, 2016
Courtesy of The Telegraph, an interesting look at what opportunities and challenges Africa – whose population looks set to quadruple over the twenty-first century – may face in the decades ahead: Africa’s population is booming. By 2100, it will be home to 4.4 billion people – four times its current population. Such an increase – […]
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.