Why African Countries are Turning their Backs on Loans from Beijing
May 5th, 2024 Via The Africa Report, a look at why African countries are turning their backs on loans from Beijing: Chinese companies are no longer the end-all, be-all of international funds for several African [...]
India: The Drought That Spawned An Ice Cream Industry
May 5th, 2024 Via The Migration Story, an inspiring article on an auto remodelling hub that has sprouted in Rajasthan’s arid Gangapur, where mini trucks are converted into ice cream vends-on-wheels, used by [...]
Uzbekistan and Saudi Arabia Boost Economic Ties with $18B in Projects
May 4th, 2024 Via KUN News, a report on Uzbekistan and Saudi Arabia plans to boost economic ties with $18 billion in projects in the pharmaceutical, healthcare, and “green” energy sectors: Today, on [...]
IMEC’s Road Ahead
May 3rd, 2024 Via National Interest, commentary on IMEC and how the Gaza War can’t stop the economic convergence of India, Europe, and the Middle East. As the global economic and geopolitical landscape undergoes [...]
Tycoon Sees $3.5 Billion Investments in Namibia Green Hydrogen
May 3rd, 2024 Via Bloomberg, a report on one Belgian entrepreneur’s large scale investment plans for Namibia’s green hydrogen industry: CMB expects $3.5 billion of investment in five years Namibia is [...]
Port of Antwerp Plans €250 Million Namibia Hydrogen Harbor
May 3rd, 2024 Via Bloomberg, a report on the Port of Antwerp’s plans to support development of a hydrogen harbor in Namibia: Development is part of Namibia’s green hydrogen plan Fellow Belgian company CMB [...]

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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.