Archive for June, 2021

A New Capital In The Egyptian Desert: Sisi’s Military Model For The Economy

Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on Egypt where some feel the army’s increased involvement is crowding out the private sector and scaring away foreign investors: Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has never been one to shy away from making bold promises while vowing to revive the Arab world’s most populous state But in […]

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China’s Economic Interest In Afghanistan After The U.S Withdrawal

Via Modern Diplomacy, a report on China’s economic interest in Afghanistan: As a large and emerging peaceful power, China needs peace and stability in its neighborhood. Because uncertainty has negative effects on Afghanistan, while the emergence and realization of the “Chinese Dream 2050” requires a peaceful and stable Afghanistan. Afghanistan has long faced serious terrorism […]

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China’s Success will Lead to Central Asia’s Success

Via Belt and Road News, an article on China’s BRI impact on Central Asia: The issue of global connectivity in many regions is a matter of survival and development. Central Asia does not have access to the sea and is one of the least connected regions in the world. That is why we were very […]

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WILDCATS AND BLACK SHEEP
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.