Africa: Luxury Property’s Final Frontier
Via The Economist, a report on the boom in ultra-prime apartments in Africa’s megacities: IN THE LAGOS edition of Monopoly, a board game, the priciest neighbourhood up for grabs in Nigeria’s [...]
Could CPEC Become South Asia’s Peace Corridor?
Via The Diplomat, a look at the recent decision to extend CPEC into Afghanistan is a boost to regional cooperation. But geopolitical rivalries cloud hopes. Often hailed by Chinese and Pakistani [...]
Syria To Reconnect With Global Economy After 14 Years As Pariah State
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on Syria’s plans to be relinked to Swift payment system after more than a decade of sanctions: Syria will be fully reconnected to the Swift [...]
US Tariffs Threaten to Derail Vietnam’s Historic Industrial Boom
Via Bloomberg, a look at how an economic boom lifted 100 million Vietnamese out of poverty. Then came the Trump rug-pull: It’s been several weeks since US President Donald Trump declared his global [...]
Egypt’s Debt-Funded Megaprojects
Via Foreign Policy, an article on Egypt’s debt-funded mega infrastructure projects: Earlier this month, Egypt unveiled plans to develop a new 1,680-acre desert city named Jirian. The massive [...]
Transsion Wheels Into Africa’s EV Market
Via Rest of World, a look at how the Chinese company behind 50% of Africa’s smartphone sales now wants to dominate its roads: Transsion, Africa’s smartphone leader, is rapidly expanding into the [...]

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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.