Zambia Sees Economic Growth at 13-Year High as Drought Eases
Via Bloomberg, an article on Zambia’s economic growth forecast: Economic growth forecast for 2024 remains unchanged at 2.3% Dry spell is weighing on tax collections, public finances Zambia’s [...]
Saudi Tycoon Plans Comeback with World’s Tallest Tower
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on plans to build the world’s tallest tower in Saudi Arabia: One of Saudi Arabia’s richest tycoons Prince Alwaleed bin Talal has launched a comeback [...]
Kenya: Looks To Become A Semiconductor Manufacturing Player
Via The Diplomatic Courier, an article on Kenya’s semiconductor ambitions: Kenya is the leader in Africa when it comes to manufacturing semiconductors, and given Africa regularly exports [...]
Brazil Edges Closer To China’s Belt and Road. Why Now?
Via Dialogue Earth, a look at how signals from Brasília suggest the country may finally sign up to the Chinese initiative, as Lula’s government weighs up economic benefits, infrastructure goals [...]
To Protect Itself From Disaster, This Country’s Leaning On An Unusual Source of Cash
Courtesy of The Washington Post, a report on how Dominica is using revenue from its citizenship-by-investment program to fund its ambitious plans to become more resilient against hurricanes in the [...]
Oracle to Invest $6.5 Billion in AI and Cloud Infrastructure in Malaysia
Via Morningstar, a report on Oracle’s Malaysian investment plans: Oracle Corp. plans to invest more than $6.5 billion to establish a public cloud region in Malaysia, aiming to meet the [...]

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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.