How Morocco Could Take Over Western Africa
August 14th, 2014
Via Ozy, an interesting look at how Morocco, already an important economic hub on the African continent, is now preparing to go global: The word “Casablanca” evokes ancient souks and bazaars, maybe Rick’s Café Américain — not so much “modern financial hub.” Yet, Morocco’s bustling commercial capital is becoming just that. And now, this […]
Read more »Mozambique: Natural Resources to Provide Catalyst for Further Development
August 13th, 2014
Courtesy of Future Directions International, a detailed look at Mozambique, where large reserves of natural resources in Mozambique are attracting foreign investment, which is expected to boost the already-growing economy: After a decade-long civil war, Mozambique was one of the world’s poorest countries. Now, however, it has one of the world’s fastest growing economies. Gross […]
Read more »Majority Of Fastest Growing Economies Will Be Frontier Markets Through 2015
August 9th, 2014
Via FMG Funds, an interesting look at a forecast projecting that, through 2015, 39 of the 45 fastest growing economies will be frontier markets: Today’s young people will be tomorrow’s consumers and producers. When one considers the 20 most populous nations, 9 are considered Frontier Markets, 8 are Emerging Markets and only 3 are Developed Markets.
Read more »Africa 8: Continental Drivers In the Future?
July 31st, 2014
Courtesy of the Financial Times, an article on the Africa 8: We’ve had Brics and Biits, the Mints and the Fragile Five. It’s now Africa’s term to acquire an investment appellation: the Africa 8. This refers to the handful of Africa’s 56 countries that Ecobank, the Benin-based pan-African bank, believes will represent the main drivers […]
Read more »Ethiopia Becomes China’s China In Global Search For Cheap Labour
July 23rd, 2014
Via the Business of Fashion, a look at how China is now sourcing some of its work in Ethiopia: Ethiopian workers strolling through the parking lot of Huajian Shoes’ factory outside Addis Ababa last month chose the wrong day to leave their shirts untucked. Company President Zhang Huarong, just arrived on a visit from China, […]
Read more »Frontier Markets = Biggest Terrorist Risk Spots In The World?
July 23rd, 2014
Via Business Insider, a report on the biggest terrorist risk spots in the world, some of which correlate with some of the more popular frontier markets: Leading global risk analytics firm Maplecroft has released its latest Terrorism and Security Dashboard. The dashboard tracked terrorist attacks over the 12-month period prior to July 1, and the results […]
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.