DRC Courts Saudi Investment To Help Curb Chinese Mining Dominance
Via Reuters, a report on Congo’s efforts to court Saudi mining investors to help curb China dominance in the sector: The Democratic Republic of Congo, the world’s top cobalt supplier, is [...]
China and Sri Lanka Eye New Phase of BRI with $3.7bn Investment
Via Nikkei Asia, an article on China’s renewed BRI interest in Sri Lanka: Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will wrap up his inaugural visit to China Friday after securing a [...]
Iran Races to Sell Oil Stored in China
Via the Wall Street Journal, a report that Tehran has shipped out nearly 3 million barrels to raise money that could be used to shore up its allied militias in the Middle East: Iran has shipped [...]
China to Establish New Industrial Complex in Egypt Worth US$1.6B
Via The Egypt Independent, a report on a new Chinese industrial complex in Egypt worth US$1.6 billion: The Chinese Ambassador to Cairo, Liao Liqiang, revealed that a Chinese company has announced an [...]
Tiny Steps for TAPI in the Taliban’s Afghanistan
Via The Diplomat, a report that Taliban authorities say that around 3 kilometers of the pipeline has been completed, out of more than 770 km needed to bring Turkmen gas to the Pakistani border: Four [...]
What China Wants in Panama: More Trade, Projects and Influence
Via the New York Times, a report on Beijing’s efforts to expand its reach in Panama which have hit several obstacles, in part because of American pressure: There was talk of a high-speed rail line [...]

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Wildcats & Black Sheep is a personal interest blog dedicated to the identification and evaluation of maverick investment opportunities arising in frontier - and, what some may consider to be, “rogue” or “black sheep” - markets around the world.

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.