Paraguay Loves Mickey, Its Cartoon Mouse. Disney Doesn’t.
Courtesy of the New York Times, an article on how Mickey, a homegrown food-packaging company, is famous for facing down Disney in Paraguay’s Supreme Court: One is a colossus spanning theme parks, [...]
Zambia: Back In Business
Via African Business, commentary that – with US$40 billion in investment committed last year – Zambia is back in business: Three years ago this month, thousands of Zambians flocked into [...]
Can Afghanistan’s Economy Survive Without Aid?
Via The Diplomat, a report on the need for the Taliban government to acknowledge the potential loss of international aid and cash shipments next year, and focus on identifying alternative ways to [...]
Pakistan and China Pursue Corridor Dream Despite Financial, Security Risks
Via Dialogue Earth, an article on how – despire recent attacks in Pakistan’s Balochistan province and shifting project dynamics, both countries remain committed to the China-Pakistan Economic [...]
K-Silk Road Boosts Seoul’s Central Asia Presence
Via Modern Diplomacy, a report on South Korea, which has been a key player in Central Asia for an extended period. From the 1990s onwards, Koreans have expressed their interests and invested in [...]
Metals-Rich Kazakhstan Seeks Niche in Battery Supply Chain
Via Reuters, an article on Kazakhstan’s battery supply chain ambitions: Industry minister says country is reliable supplier Aims to capture 10% of market for manganese sulphate Also looking at [...]

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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.