Something Brewing In South Africa: Adding To The BRICs?
February 5th, 2010
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a detailed article on South Africa’s position as the corporate captain of Africa due to its home of more pan-African companies than any other country in Africa, and some people’s feeling that this gives it a seat at the table of the BRICs. As the report notes: “In 1979, when […]
Read more »Shake Up At Petronas
February 5th, 2010
Courtesy of The Wall Street Journal, a report on Malaysia’s recent decision to replace the top executive of its giant national oil company. As the article notes, the move: “….has sparked concern among analysts, employees and opposition leaders that the government wants to assert more control over the company. The move, they fear, could threaten […]
Read more »Northeast Asia’s Tumen Basin Initiative
February 2nd, 2010
Via Northeast Asia Matters, a detailed look at the Tumen Basin which many hope will develop into a place for economic cooperation and competition. As the report notes: “…the Greater Tumen Initiative (GTI), formerly known as Tumen River Area Development Project (TRADP), being carried out under the auspices of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). […]
Read more »Brazil’s Major Rivers: The Torrential Flow of The Amazon And Of Foreign Capital
February 2nd, 2010
Courtesy of Riches Among The Ruins, an interesting look at Brazilian capital flows. As the article notes: “…Brazil now has two major rivers; the Amazon, which flows out through the northern rainforest, and the even more torrential flow of foreign capital. In an effort to stem the flood, which is driving the value of the […]
Read more »An Indian Tiger Loose In Africa?
February 2nd, 2010
Via Energy Daily, a look at India’s renewed efforts to secure an economic foothold in Africa in a new scramble with China for the continent’s resources, recently signing energy deals with top oil producers Angola and Nigeria. As the article notes: “…India has lagged behind China’s aggressive courting of African nations to secure rights to […]
Read more »Oil Envy In Uganda
February 1st, 2010
Courtesy of The Wall Street Journal, a report looking at the skirmish over an oil field on the shores of Africa’s Lake Albert which highlights Big Oil’s intense interest in Uganda—a rising star of African energy. As the article notes: “…The battle centers on the Ugandan assets of Heritage Oil PLC, a small U.K.-based explorer, […]
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.