India and China Eye Indian Ocean’s ‘Pearl’
Via The Diplomat, a report on the need for Sri Lanka’s new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will have to strike a deft balance between two regional powers: The “Pearl of the Indian Ocean” – [...]
How China Looms Over Palau’s Economy
Via the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, an article on how giant China looms over tiny Palau’s economy: Palau is finding itself increasingly entangled in China’s economic web—in many [...]
Japanese Ice Cream Maker Targets ASEAN with Malaysian Halal Creamery
Via Nikkei Asia, an interesting look at how emerging markets have changed global trade and industry.  In this case, a Japanese firm envisions Malaysia as an export hub to the rest of Southeast Asia: [...]
Why Is Joe Biden Going To Angola?
Via The Africa Report, commentary on why the U.S. President is going to Angola: The choice of Angola as Biden’s first trip to Africa as president underlines how important the Lobito Corridor is for [...]
Turkmenistan Eyes Pakistan’s Gwadar Port for Trade Expansion
Via The Diplomat, a look at how Ashgabat could hesitate to fully commit to the Gwadar project, given the dire security situation in Balochistan and regional security challenges: Turkmenistan is [...]
Are Rwandan Troops Becoming Cabo Delgado’s Main Security Provider?
Via Eurasia Review, a look at the growing security relationship between Rwanda and Mozambique: In July 2021, around 1 000 personnel from the Rwanda Defence Force and Rwanda National Police arrived in [...]

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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.