The Global Middle Class Is Bigger Than We Thought
May 21st, 2012
Via Foreign Policy, an interesting look at the global middle class: The swelling middle class in emerging economies is transforming the economic balance of power across the globe. Measuring it, however, is no easy task. There is no widely accepted definition of what constitutes the middle class, and the most common ways of measuring its […]
Read more »Ghana’s Golden Opportunity
May 16th, 2012
Via Mark Mobius’ blog, a look at Ghana: This year could prove an interesting one for Africa’s west coastal country, Ghana. Presidential and parliamentary elections are slated to be held by year-end, the results of which are almost sure to impact the shape of the country’s future. President John Atta Mills has stated in the […]
Read more »Haiti Eyes Potential $20 Billion Gold Bonanza
May 16th, 2012
Courtesy of Emerging Frontiers blog, an article on Haiti Its capital is blighted with earthquake rubble. Its countryside is shorn of trees, chopped down for fuel. And yet, Haiti’s land may hold the key to relieving centuries of poverty, disaster and disease: There is gold hidden in its hills — and silver and copper, too. […]
Read more »The Commodity Megatrend: Look to the BRICs
May 10th, 2012
Via ValueWalk, a report on the impact of commodity scarcity and pricing on BRIC nations: “The most valuable commodity I know of is information.” (Gordon Gecko in “Wall Street” by Oliver Stone) Commodities have experienced a renaissance after the bursting of the internet bubble at the end of the 20th century. The new and […]
Read more »South American Outlook: May 2012
May 8th, 2012
Courtesy of Frontier Strategy Group, a look at growth forecasts for Latin America’s largest economies: Frontier Strategy Group’s clients are revising growth forecasts for Latin America’s major economies upwards as the outlook for the global economy begins to stabilize. Growth leaders are emerging in the Andean region, and we expect that Chile, Colombia, and Peru […]
Read more »Laos: 2012 Economic Report
May 8th, 2012
Via Live Trading News, a look at Laos’ 2012 Economic Report: In spite of ongoing economic challenges, such as the effect of the European debt crisis and the risk of natural disasters, Laos will aim to increase its GDP by 8 percent to 80,500-B Kip (about US$10.6-B) for the F-Y 2012/2013. According to a draft […]
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.