The Battle for the BRICS
Via Foreign Affairs, an article on why the future of the BRICS bloc will shape global order: In late October, the group of countries known as the BRICS will convene in the Russian city of Kazan for [...]
Gabon: US Invites Gabon Coup Leader To Discuss Transition
Via The Africa Report, an article on recent U.S. invitation to Gabon’s leader for talks: The United States Joe Biden administration has formally invited Gabon coup leader Brice Clotaire [...]
Why Is Saudi Arabia Investing $5bn In Egypt?
Via The Africa Report, an article on Saudi Arabia’s growing influence in Egypt through its Public Investment Fund, which is driven by both economic and geopolitical motivations: Egypt’s [...]
Ethiopia: Abiy’s ‘Elite?Led’ Transformation of Addis
Courtesy of The Africa Report, a report on Ethiopia’s PM Abiy Ahmed’s quest to beautify the capital Addis Ababa: For the past few months, Addis Ababa has resembled a building site. [...]
China Is Striking Deals to Cement Its Role as Asia’s Trade Hub
Courtesy of The New York Times, a look at how Beijing’s leaders are working with regional neighbors on the country’s western, northern and southern borders to develop new rail and sea links. [...]
Fear In The Air? 5 Reasons Now Is The Time To Invest In Bangladesh
Via Forbes, commentary on Bangladesh and why it may now be an opportunity to invest: The concept of value-investing, made popular by Warren Buffett, revolves around buying high-quality businesses at [...]

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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.