Laos Durian Dreams Grow As Plantations Rise To Feed China
Via Nikkei Asia, a report on how a new Chinese funded high-speed railways is fueling investment in the ‘king of fruits’ amid worries over forest loss: Chinese businessman Tao Jian spends an [...]
Senegal Unveils 25-Year Development Plan Aiming For Economic Sovereignty
Via RFI, a report on Senegal’s 25-year development plan, which pledges to build the foundation for economic sovereignty by focusing on competitiveness, sustainable resource management, and [...]
Why Are African States Joining BRICS?
Via Modern Diplomacy, an article on the trend of African States shrugging off relations with the Western and European world, alternatively settling for better beneficial economic cooperation: [...]
Nigeria’s Lithium Ambition Gets An Unexpected Boost
Via Semafor, a report on Nigeria’s lithium sector: Nigeria’s ambition to build a value-added supply chain for critical minerals including lithium is getting a significant boost from an [...]
Railroads and Roads: Nepal-China Relations Move Into Fast Lane
Via the Malaysia Sun, a look at the growing ties between Nepal and China: Nepal and China have reaffirmed their commitment to advancing projects under the Trans-Himalayan Multi-Dimensional [...]
Why China’s Southeast Asia Belt and Road Push Could Give iIt Edge In Critical Battleground
Via South China Morning Post, a report on how infrastructure projects such as high-speed rail could help Beijing keep US from coaxing region into its orbit: When Vietnam’s new top leader To Lam [...]

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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.