Archive for the ‘Countries’ Category

Liberty Corridor to connect Guinea and Liberia

Via the International Railway Journal, an article on Liberty Corridor, a project which includes a new heavy haul railway to the port of Didia: THE government of Liberia has signed a letter of intent with High Power Exploration (HPX) and Guma Africa Group to enter into negotiations over the joint development of the Liberty Corridor […]

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The China-Built Addis-Djibouti Railway Gains Steam

Courtesy of The Diplomat, a look at a new approach to utilizing the potential of the two-country railway line between Ethiopia and Djibouti has already been producing several of the desired results. A people-centered turn is yet to come: The Addis Ababa-Djibouti Railway (AADR) has been in operation since 2018 – the year when we […]

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Alibaba Seeks Middle East Partners as Beijing Deepens Gulf Ties

Via Bloomberg, an article on Alibaba’s efforts to find Middle Eastern partners: Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. has sought to partner with local firms in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates as China deepens its ties with the Gulf. “One of the things we’ve chosen to do, which is a little unusual […]

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Indonesia: Next President Should Focus on Job Creation

Via Nikkei Asia, commentary on Indonesia’s need to create jobs: Whoever wins Indonesia’s presidential election will take the reins of a country very much on investors’ radar, but still facing fundamental economic challenges. Under President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, gross domestic product per capita has increased over the past 10 years, and rating agencies have upgraded […]

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Pakistan Needs A Plan

Via Noahpinion, commentary on Pakistan’s need for stability, privatization, education, foreign investment, and peace: Pakistan is a vast country of 231.4 million people. It’s one of only nine countries in the world with nuclear weapons. It’s located in South Asia, which is now one of the world’s most dynamic and fast-growing regions. It has generally […]

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Seoul Touts Economic Potential of South Korea-Cuba Ties

Via the Korea Herald, a report on potential for South Korea and Cuba economic relations: The South Korean presidential office said Sunday that the establishment of diplomatic ties with Cuba would create new economic opportunities for Korean companies, though it conceded it would take time. “The establishment of diplomatic relations and the future opening of […]

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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.