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Turkey-Libya Energy Deal Clouds Waters In East Mediterranean

Via Al Monitor, an article on the energy deal signed between Turkey and the Libyan administration of? Abdul Hamid Dbeibah on Monday: Turkey reacted angrily Tuesday to criticisms over the hydrocarbons accord it signed with Libya’s Tripoli-based government, which allows Turkish and Libyan companies to carry out joint explorations in the eastern Mediterranean.  The deal, whose […]

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Africa-China Trade

Courtesy of The Africa Report, an article on Sino-African trade relations and the issues underlying the partnerships between the continent and the Asian giant: Is trade still dynamic, in sharp decline or completely insignificant? At a time when global inflation is reaching new heights and geopolitical balances are being reconfigured, we take a look at Sino-African […]

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Congo-Kinshasa: Awakening Africa’s Sleeping Giant

Via All Africa, an article on the DRC: The scramble for, partition and exploitation of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s vast natural resources by both regional and international players, have for centuries robbed the country of its peace. Since the dark colonial era of King Leopold II when the DRC was known as the Belgian […]

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Idyllic Beach Resort Run By Sri Lanka’s Bloated Military

Via the Financial Times, a report on come unusual commercial activities led by Sri Lanka’s bloated military: The Laya is much like any other three-star resort on Sri Lanka’s glistening coast. About an hour south of Colombo, it is a popular spot for weddings and city dwellers hoping the sprawling beachfront garden, cricket pitch and […]

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India’s $1.2 Trillion Plan to Snatch Factories From China

Via Bloomberg, an article on India’s plan to attract manufacturing activity from China: In India, half of all infrastructure projects are delayed, and one in four run over their estimated budget. Prime Minister Narendra Modi believes technology is the solution to these perennial and notorious bottlenecks.  Under a 100-trillion-rupee ($1.2 trillion) mega project called PM […]

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Peace and Politics: Can DRC Achieve Economic Stability?

Via The Exchange, a look at the Democratic Republic of Congo’s economic future: The underlying structural drivers of conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo have evolved. Motivations not only based on long-standing grievances rooted in political and economic exclusion but also the exploitation and trafficking of natural resources have played a significant role in […]

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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.