Beijing to Bangkok Train Just a Few Links from Reality
August 20th, 2024 Via Asia Times, a report on a Belt and Road Initiative-backed train connecting China to mainland Southeast Asia which is finally nearly done after years of delays and resistance: A Bangkok to Beijing [...]
Flexing its Muscle, Turkey Is Spreading Its Influence in Africa
August 20th, 2024 Via Bloomberg, a report on Turkey’s growing influence in Africa: Ankara to begin searching for oil off Somalia’s coastline Turkish drones have been sold to at least 11 African countries [...]
Global Trade Needs a China Alternative. India Needs Better Ports.
August 20th, 2024 Via the New York Times, a report on how efforts to build new ports and expand existing docks could determine whether India emerges as a legitimate option for global factory production: The Rishiri [...]
Morocco Attracts New Chinese Mega EV Battery Project
August 19th, 2024 Via The North Africa Post, a report on a new Chinese battery investment in Morocco: Morocco’s electric vehicle battery ecosystem is gaining momentum with the announcement of a new $363.5 million [...]
Egypt’s New Capital City To Get $1 Billion Hydrogen-Powered Skyscraper
August 19th, 2024 Via Newsweek, a report on a planned new hydrogen-powered skyscraper in Egypt’s new capital city: Egypt’s new capital city is getting a $1 billion skyscraper which will be powered by clean [...]
Taliban and China Restart Copper Project
August 19th, 2024 Via Nikkei Asia, a report on the Taliban and its Chinese partner restarting the controversial Mes Aynak copper project: A copper-mining project in Afghanistan finally got off the ground last month [...]

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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.