Exhausting the Desert: Cash, Concrete, and Cucumbers in Jordan
July 18th, 2024 Courtesy of Synaps, commentary on the sustainability – or lack thereof – of Jordan’s water-based economy: Drive through Jordan in springtime, and you could easily forget that the [...]
Tajikistan: Without Reform, Central Asia’s Growth Champion Faces Tougher Times
July 18th, 2024 Via Emerging Europe, a report on Tajikistan: In order for Tajikistan to ensure sustainable development, it needs to implement structural reforms focused on enhancing economic openness and competitive [...]
The Chinese Base That Isn’t There
July 15th, 2024 Courtesy of the New York Times, a look at how new port facilities and the months-long presence of Chinese warships in Cambodia show Beijing’s growing global influence: In 2020, something curious [...]
Malaysia’s King Bids to Revive Chinese-Backed ‘Dream Paradise’
July 15th, 2024 Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on the Malaysia’s king bid to revive a Chinese-backed ‘dream paradise’ –  the $100bn Forest City development on Malaysia’s southern coast [...]
Cuba: Ratcheting Up Pressure On Private Business As Economic Crisis Deepens
July 15th, 2024 Via Reuters, an article on Cuba decision to ratchet up pressure on private business as economic crisis deepens: Cuba is tightening regulations on fledgling private businesses, reining in profits and [...]
Conflict in Congo Threatens Trade in Key Metals, UN Experts Say
July 15th, 2024 Via Bloomberg, a report on how conflict in the DRC is threatening mining of key metals: Main mine for world’s coltan ‘ineligible for trade’ due to war ‘Serious risk’ region’s metal supply [...]

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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.