Forbes: 200 Best Asia Pacific Companies with Under A Billion Revenue
September 1st, 2012
Courtesy of Forbes India, an interesting look at some of the top small- and medium-sized businesses in Asia: Against the backdrop of a fragile global economy, the makeup of our Best Under A Billion demonstrates why small and medium-size enterprises are considered essential to Asia-Pacific. Sales of this year’s 200 SMEs from 15 countries grew […]
Read more »Pakistan Allows Transfer Of Strategic Port To China
September 1st, 2012
Via the Gulf News, a report that Pakistan will allow Singapore’s PSA International Pte to transfer control of a strategically important port to a Chinese company, a switch that may spark concerns in the US over China’s naval expansion plans. As the article notes: “…The Gwadar port in Pakistan’s western province of Baluchistan was built […]
Read more »Myanmar Courts Western Investment Partners
August 30th, 2012
Via the MinnPost, a look at Myanmar: In a dimly lit ballroom, Myanmar’s investment czar gushed about his nation’s dazzling future to a congregation of foreign investors. Each had paid $1,500 to hear the government’s big pitch: Long an economic basket case, Myanmar is now an investment gold mine. “Myanmar is no longer a pariah,” […]
Read more »South America’s Demographic Future
August 27th, 2012
Via STRATFOR (subscription required), a very interesting analysis of South American demographic trends and how, in the longer term, Argentina’s population will challenge Brazil’s regional leadership: For several decades, countries in Europe and Northeast Asia have seen their populations aging. Low birthrates combined with high life expectancy have caused populations in these countries to age […]
Read more »After Meles, What’s Next For The Ethiopian Economy?
August 26th, 2012
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a look at Ethiopia in light of the passing of Prime Minister Zenawi: The Ethiopian prime minister Meles Zenawi, whose death was announced on Tuesday following prolonged ill health, won’t be mourned by the dissidents that he repressed or their supporters. But he will be missed by those who value […]
Read more »Emerging Markets: Facing Harder Climb?
August 26th, 2012
Via The Financial Times, some interesting commentary on the challenges ahead for emerging markets: Only a year ago sentiment about emerging market equities was overwhelmingly optimistic. Today pessimism is rife, though not yet uniform. On the S&P Global Broad Market Index emerging markets were down 17.6 per cent in the year to July 31, while […]
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.