Somaliland: The East African Country That Isn’t
July 9th, 2013
Via Environmental Graffiti, an interesting look at Somaliland: A farmer near Dhagax Khoure, a rock art site When you think of Somalia, your mind probably conjures up images of a poverty-stricken, war-torn and lawless state – a place populated by pirates and bloodthirsty warlords, as seen in news bulletins. Somalia’s neighbor Ethiopia doesn’t fare all […]
Read more »South Sudan’s Economy: A Race Against Time
July 9th, 2013
Via Al Jazeera, a report on South Sudan’s economic challenges: South Sudan’s current oil reserves may only last a decade from now and economic diversification is needed [AFP] A heavy reliance on oil revenue needs to be urgently rectified by South Sudan’s government, analysts say, with the potential of the country’s promising agriculture sector one […]
Read more »Laos Economy Is Set For Boom Years
July 8th, 2013
Via the International Business Times, a report on how Laos’ economy is set for boom years ahead as increased infrastructure helps expand trade and tourism: Laos, the third poorest country in Southeast Asia after Myanmar and Cambodia, is intent on catching up with its wealthier neighbors as infrastructure develops in the region, facilitating trade with […]
Read more »North Africa: Investing Post-Arab Spring
July 6th, 2013
Via Ventures Africa, an article on investing in North Africa: It is time to invest in North Africa. Or that is the vibe emanating from Islamic finance circles. Speculative western investors generally fail in comparison to their sharia-compliant counterparts. Or, better put, North Africans better appreciate the emphasis placed on virtue and risk sharing. Yet […]
Read more »‘There’s No Such Thing as a Failed State’
July 2nd, 2013
Courtesy of Foreign Policy, a look at one investor’s take on failed states: Mark Mobius is the kind of guru to whom other gurus turn for advice. With his signature white suits and gleaming, clean-shaven pate, he very much looks the part too. Executive chairman of Templeton Emerging Markets Group, managing some $45 billion and […]
Read more »Russia: Victorious In Battle Of Pipeline Politics, But Now What?
July 2nd, 2013
Via Quartz, an interesting article on Russia’s pipeline politics victory: Russia has won a big round in an almost two-decade battle with the West over the flow of natural gas from the Caspian Sea. But the June 28 victory is a mixed one for Moscow, for it helps undermine the rationale for another Russian project—one […]
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.