How Africa Became The World’s Largest Market For Guinness Beer
September 24th, 2024 Alcohol brand Guinness might have its origins in Ireland, but today its biggest market is in Africa. Academic Jordanna Matlon has just released a paper studying how that came to be and, in [...]
Uncovering Indonesia’s Marine Energy Potential and Its Challenges
September 24th, 2024 Via Modern Diplomacy, a look at how Indonesia may be able to capitalize on renewable energy harnessed from oceanic sources, such as tidal streams, waves, and ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC): [...]
Western Nations Join Forces To Break China’s Grip On Critical Minerals
September 23rd, 2024 Courtesy of The Financial Times, an article on a coalition of 14 governments which announced a financing network for projects to provide raw materials required by tech industry: Western nations are [...]
Russia Approves Construction of Fuel Pipeline in Republic of Congo
September 23rd, 2024 Via The Moscow Times, a report on a new planned fuel pipeline in Republic of Congo: Russia has approved the construction of a petroleum product pipeline in the oil-rich Republic of Congo, as Moscow [...]
Amid Deepening Economic Crisis, Cuba Tightens Rules on Fledgling Private Sector
September 23rd, 2024 Via Reuters, an article on new restrictions on Cuba’s private sector: Cuba’s booming private businesses braced for impact on Wednesday as the island’s communist-run government [...]
The Implications of Brazil Joining China’s Belt and Road Initiative
September 23rd, 2024 Via Stratfor RANE’s Worldview, analysis of the implications of Brazil joining China’s Belt and Road Initiative: Despite China’s declining investment volumes in Brazil, strengthening [...]

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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.