Can’t We Just Pay the Democratic Republic of Congo To Keep Its Oil In The Ground?
Courtesy of Impact Alpha, commentary on the potential use of debt-for-nature swaps in the Global South: The biggest failure of nature conservation and restoration efforts “are the unrewarded [...]
Somalia Nears Major Oil Exploration Milestone Following Strategic Agreement with Turkey
Via Radio Dalsan, a report on Somalia’s hydrocarbon progress: The federal government of Somalia has unveiled that it is nearing the final stage of exploration and potential oil drilling, a [...]
Bhutan Makes Bold Leap Towards A High-Income Future
Via East Asia Forum, a report on Bhutan’s bold leap toward a high-income future: Bhutan’s 13th Five-Year Plan aims to transform the country into a high-income economy by 2034, focusing on [...]
Charging Ahead: Uzbekistan Looks To Electric Cars To Drive Its Green Transition
Via CNN, an article on Uzbekistan’s EV ambitions: The most populous country in Central Asia is heavily dependent on burning fossil fuel for electricity. But over the next few years, Uzbekistan [...]
Rwanda: Banking On Its Rich Mineral Deposits To Attract Investors
Via The Africa Report, an article on Rwanda’s mining potential: In an industry plagued with accusations of environmental degradation, labour abuse and obscure sourcing, Peter Geleta, CEO of [...]
Benin: Could T-Shirts Be The Way To Industrialize An African Nation?
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a look at Benin’s efforts to achieve what few countries on the continent have managed: transform its raw materials into finished goods: A plain cotton T-shirt [...]

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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.