The World’s Coffee Mostly Comes From Two Countries. That’s a Problem
August 30th, 2024 Via Bloomberg, a look at the consolidation of global coffee production in Brazil and Vietnam: Consolidation in Brazil, Vietnam poses risk in warming world Small producers from Cuba to Thailand could [...]
Africa, China, and the Race for Critical Minerals: A New Focus for FOCAC?
August 30th, 2024 Courtesy of The Diplomat, an article on the potential of the upcoming Forum on China-Africa Cooperation to play a role in the global critical mineral race: As Beijing prepares for the 2024 Summit of [...]
‘Crumbling’: Libya’s Warring Factions Dig In For Fight Over Oil Profits
August 30th, 2024 Via Middle East Eye, a report on deteriorating conditions in Libya: Libya’s oil production and exports plunged Thursday as warring political factions appear to be digging in for a feud over [...]
U.S. Taps Tanzania For Infrastructure Plan In Battle With China For Minerals
August 30th, 2024 Via The East African, an article on U.S. interest in Tanzania’s mineral sector: The US is roping Tanzania into the mooted Lobito Corridor project to tap the Kabanga nickel deposit, but with a [...]
The Uruguayan Company Teaching People How To Turn Regular Cars Into EVs
August 29th, 2024 Courtesy of Rest of World, an article on Organización Autolibre, the Uruguayan company that is teaching individuals and companies across 14 countries to retrofit vehicles: Turning gas-fueled cars [...]
Can’t We Just Pay the Democratic Republic of Congo To Keep Its Oil In The Ground?
August 29th, 2024 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 [...]

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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.