Why a Small Pacific Island Territory Is Upending Nickel Prices
May 22nd, 2024 Via Foreign Policy, a report on why violent riots in New Caledonia are having an outsized global impact on critical mineral supply chains. The tiny Pacific island territory of New Caledonia entered [...]
Face It, Putin: China Is Just Not That Into Your Gas Pipeline
May 22nd, 2024 Courtesy of Bloomberg, commentary on China’s waning interest in the proposed Russian-Chinese gas pipeline, dubbed Power of Siberia 2: Underneath all the bombast and saber rattling that plays [...]
Billions of Low and Middle-Income Consumers Represent Trillions in Impact Investment Opportunities
May 22nd, 2024 Via ImpactAlpha, a report on the billions of low and middle-income consumers that represent trillions in impact investment opportunities: Off-grid solar companies were once dependent on grants and [...]
Zimbabwe in Talks with China for $533 Million Revamp of State Railway Company
May 21st, 2024 Via Bloomberg, an article on discussions between Zimbabwe and China for a $533 million revamp of its state railway company NRZ and China Rail sign MoU on scope of work needed for revamp Study to [...]
The Sheikh Who Dominates One of the World’s Hottest Stock Markets
May 21st, 2024 Via Bloomberg, an article on the UAE’s exchanges approach $1 trillion in value as Abu Dhabi’s index almost triples since April 2020. The United Arab Emirates’ rulers will soon achieve a [...]
Pakistan Moves To Sell National Airline In Test Case for Privatization Drive
May 21st, 2024 Via Nikkei Asia, a report on Pakistan’s plans to sell its national airline: Passengers landing at Jinnah International Airport in Karachi are greeted by a grim sight on arrival: the graveyard [...]

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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.