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The Global Economy Needs a New Powerhouse: India Is Stepping Up

Courtesy of Bloomberg, a report on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s efforts to make India a $10 trillion economy: India’s economic transformation is kicking into high gear. Global manufacturers are looking beyond China, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi stepping up to seize the moment. The government is spending nearly 20% of its budget this fiscal year on capital investments, […]

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Jokowi Wants His Successor to Continue Banning Mineral Ore Exports

Via Jakarta Globe, a report that Indonesian President Jokowi wants his successor to continue to prohibit the export of various key minerals: President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Tuesday said he wanted his successor to not “act cowardly” in face of major economies, especially when it comes to banning raw mineral ore exports and carrying on […]

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Brazil and Argentina Eye Common Currency Similar To Euro

Courtesy of Fortune, an article on Brazil and Argentina’s exploration of a common currency similar to the euro, with other Latin American nations invited to join: Argentina and Brazil are in the preliminary stages of renewing discussions on forming a common currency for financial and commercial transactions, reviving an often-discussed plan that would face numerous political […]

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Uganda Issues Licence For $3.5B Oil Pipeline

Via Oil and Gas Daily, a report that Uganda issued a licence for the construction of a controversial $3.5 billion pipeline set to carry crude oil from the East African country to international markets: Uganda has issued a licence for the construction of a controversial $3.5 billion pipeline set to carry crude oil from the East […]

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DRC To Construct First Hydrogen Plant In Central Africa

Via the DRC’s AGC Press, a report that Kinshasa signed a memorandum of understanding with a French firm for the construction of a hydrogen plant: A memorandum of understanding was signed on Thursday in Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) between the provincial executive of Kinshasa and Hydrogen of  France SA (HDF Energy) […]

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3 Lessons on Sustainable Growth from the Dominican Republic

Via the World Economic Forum, an interesting report on the Dominican Republic: The Dominican Republic has recorded one of the world’s strongest recoveries from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Caribbean island nation quickly achieved high rates of daily vaccine administrations, paving the way to reopening the economy. The pandemic has yielded three lessons that can serve […]

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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.