Russia’s Oil Fleet and the Floating Armories That Help Keep Profits Flowing
November 5th, 2024 Via Bloomberg, an article on the floating armories that are helping Russia profit enormously from its oil trade despite widespread sanctions: Somewhere off the coast of Eritrea on July 20th last [...]
Mongolia Pitches Plan to Build New Capital From Scratch
November 4th, 2024 Via The Diplomat, an article on Mongolia’s plans to build a new city close to the ancient ruins of Kharkhorum and make it their new seat of government: Kharkhorum, the one-time seat of the vast [...]
The 10 Fastest-Developing Cities on Earth
November 3rd, 2024 Via Statista, a graphical look at the 10 fastest-developing cities on Earth: Out of the world’s top 15 growth hubs, 14 are forecast to be located in Asia, according to the Growth Hub Index [...]
Beyond Oil: Google’s Big Bet On Saudi Arabia’s IT Future
November 3rd, 2024 Via the Middle East Institute, a look at Google’s big bet on Saudi Arabia’s AI future: In a landmark move signaling the growing importance of the Middle East in the global tech landscape, [...]
Diamond-Market Crash Drives Seismic Political Shift in Botswana
November 1st, 2024 Via Bloomberg, a report on a dramatic election result in Botswana: An opposition coalition emerged as the shock winner of Botswana’s parliamentary elections, the first time power has changed hands [...]
The G-20 Needs a Grand Bargain With the Global South
October 31st, 2024 Via Foreign Policy, commentary on how a revitalized group comprising the G-20 and Global South can act as a counterweight to BRICS: There’s been plenty of invective and grandiose ambitions 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.