China’s Long March through the Global South
Courtesy of The Asia Times, a report on China’s growing influence in the Global South, and how the US should combine with Japan, South Korea and Germany to compete; together they have more [...]
Turkey’s Growing Interests In Africa
Via Energy Daily, a look at Turkey’s growing interests in Africa: Turkey is pushing for diplomatic and economic influence on the world stage — not least in Africa, where it announced [...]
Ethiopians Are Struggling To Keep Up With The New “EV or Nothing” Policy
Via Rest of World, a report on how Ethiopia became the first country in the world to ban the import of gas and diesel cars. But the country has only around 50 charging stations. In February, the [...]
Where Will the Next Billion Internet Users Come From?
Courtesy of Visual Capitalist, an illustrated look at where the next billion Internet users will come from: Internet adoption has steadily increased over the years—it’s more than doubled since [...]
China Solar Firms Ink Deals With Saudis for Global Expansion
Courtesy of Bloomberg, a report on two Chinese solar manufacturers who have signed deals to build plants in Saudi Arabia: Firms to build projects worth $3 billion in Saudi Arabia Domestic industry [...]
Fintechs Fly Planes of Cash Into Zimbabwe to Meet Demand for Dollars
Via Bloomberg, an article on how African mobile money services are booming as citizens are reluctant to adopt the country’s new currency: At least once a month — and sometimes as often as three [...]

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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.