How China’s US$900 Million Port Deal in Angola Shows its Dominance over US Interests
Via South China Morning Post, a look at how – as Washington eyes the nation’s critical minerals and invests in a strategic rail project, Beijing leads in strengthening its supply chain: On [...]
Myanmar’s Depleted Oil Pipeline
Via The Diplomat, a report on a cross-border energy project dealing with the impact of two conflicts: An oil pipeline carrying imported crude from Myanmar to China is facing a two-front crisis: armed [...]
Can China Protect Its Red Sea Investments Without Taking Sides?
Via The Africa Report, a look at how – from Port Sudan to Egypt’s Suez Canal Economic Zone – Beijing’s expanding footprint is reshaping one of the world’s most strategic maritime [...]
China’s Next South Asian Corridor May Begin in Bangladesh
Via the Lowy Institute, a look at Beijing’s plans for an economic link from Yunnan via Myanmar to Bangladesh – leaving the door ajar for India to join later. China has revived an old South [...]
See What It’s Like To Use a North Korean Smartphone Under Kim Jong Un
A very interesting piece in the Washington Post shows just how much North Korea is changing: smartphone apps are proliferating, with apps for e-banking, health, and people able to even stream movies [...]
Türkiye–PRC Railway Partnership Bolsters Middle Corridor
Via Jamestown, a look at how Türkiye and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) are working to improve transportation logistics and infrastructure to advance trans-Eurasian trade and connectivity [...]

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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.