Trendy Asian Lifestyle Chain Opens In North Korea
June 22nd, 2017
Via The Economist, an article on a trendy Asian lifestyle chain opening in North Korea: WHEN Miniso said in January that its stores would “bring the happiness of stress-free shopping to the Koreans”, you would be forgiven for thinking they were referring to emporium-loving Seoulites. In fact, the home-goods store, co-founded by a Chinese entrepreneur and […]
Read more »North Korea’s Journey From Feudalism To Crony Capitalism
June 21st, 2017
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on how changes in North Korea have led to higher wages and private enterprise — making it harder to pressure the state with sanctions: Woken before dawn, the group of foreign journalists were stripped of their mobile phones and piled on to a bus. They were in Pyongyang […]
Read more »Energy in Central Asia: Who Has What?
June 21st, 2017
Via The Diplomat, a look at Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and a breakdown of their energy resources: Each summer, BP releases a statistical review of world energy. The review — in its 66th year — is well regarded and draws on a variety of sources, giving one of the most comprehensive views of energy reserves and consumption […]
Read more »OBOR Online: The Digital Silk Road
June 21st, 2017
Via the Financial Express, a report on the implications that China-funded digital connectivity in OBOR geographies has for global e-commerce: Focus on the land and sea corridors in China’s One-Belt-One-Road (OBOR) has overlooked a vital aspect of connectivity that the initiative aspires: digital connectivity. This could be the biggest force of continental cross-border connections generated […]
Read more »Private Equity Looks To East Africa For Investment Opportunities
June 20th, 2017
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a look at how – with Nigeria in economic recession – global buyout groups are searching for deals in Kenya: Buyout groups investing in Africa are turning east and shunning the oil-rich western part of the continent as they grapple with the effect of low commodity prices on private equity’s final […]
Read more »In Central Asia, China Finds a Crowded Playing Field
June 20th, 2017
Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), a look at how China has found a crowded playing field in Central Asia: The expansion of the Central Asia-China pipeline will eventually enable Turkmenistan to export its natural gas to new markets, but in the meantime, it will be more reliant on China. Though improving transport infrastructure is a shared […]
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.