Gamble of the week: South Atlantic holdings company

The Falkland Islands’ £100m micro-economy has gone into turbo-drive ever since news was released of an offshore oil discovery. This has resulted in a mini-boom for this South Atlantic holdings company as the associated petro dollars have boosted its local business.

The Falkland Islands' £100m micro-economy has gone into turbo-drive ever since oil explorer Rockhopper released news last September of its chunky offshore discovery called Sea Lion. This has resulted in a mini-boom for Falkland Island Holdings as the associated petro dollars have boosted its local business. Indeed, in April FKL said retail sales had jumped an eye-popping 21% despite increased shipping costs and lower profits from property disposals.

What's more, with Rockhopper finding about 170 million barrels of recoverable liquids, worth in the region of $2bn, FKL's domestic operations should piggyback its recent success for years to come. But that's not all.

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