Archive for October, 2022

Ankara To Work With Moscow On Natural Gas Hub in Turkey

Via Business Insider, a report on Ankara’s plans to work with Moscow to create a natural-gas hub in Turkey: Russian President Vladimir Putin — whose plans to directly sell natural gas to Europe have been rebuffed — is now enlisting Turkey’s help to sell fuel to the continent instead. On Wednesday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an […]

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Maritime Investment Tightens UAE’s Grip On Africa

Via The Africa Report, an article on UAE’s investment into African port infrastructure: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is in a prime position to ramp up its influence on the Red Sea corridor and the Horn of Africa, thanks to billions of dollars’ worth of port projects that empower the Emiratis to stave off competition […]

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South Africa and Saudi Arabia Strike $15bn Worth of Agreements

Via The Africa Report, an article on news that South Africa and Saudi Arabia have struck $15bn worth of agreements: Saudi Arabia and South Africa have signed deals worth about $15bn during a state visit by President Cyril Ramaphosa. Details about the agreements between the two countries, which included Memorandums of Understanding, have remained under wraps. […]

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China’s Digital Inroads Into The Middle East

Via East Asia Forum, an article on China’s engagement with the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is driven by the need to maintain access to vital energy supplies. Beijing is also motivated by its ambition to expand markets for Chinese products and investment, establish ‘trade hubs’ along the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road — […]

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Uganda: Most Promising Financial Sector In Eastern Africa

Via Quartz, a look at Uganda’s promising financial sector: Kampala could soon dislodge Nairobi from its status as the financial capital of eastern Africa if Uganda continues with measures that have seen it rise to become the regions’ most developed financial sector. This is according to the sixth edition of the 2022 Absa Africa Financial Markets […]

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Algeria Relaxes Rules For Foreign Investors

Via Al Monitor, a report on how – following years of social and political uncertainty triggered by popular uprisings in 2019 – Algeria has updated laws to attract investment: Algeria seeks to breathe new life into its investment landscape with a new investment law. Published at the end of July, the updated legislation aims at […]

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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.