Taliban Put Afghanistan’s Economy Into A Tailspin, but Some Businesses Are Thriving
May 2nd, 2024 Via The Independent, a look at how the Taliban takeover three years ago has sent Afghanistan’s economy into a tailspin, but a few industries have escaped the pinch: SIGN UP I would like to be [...]
Without Indonesia’s Nickel, EVs Have No Future in America
May 2nd, 2024 Courtesy of Foreign Policy, commentary on how the U.S. IRA and Senate opposition to a free trade deal with Jakarta are undermining the United States’ green transition: Without Indonesian nickel, [...]
Can Africa Take Advantage of the Critical Minerals Boom?
May 1st, 2024 Via The Atlantic Council, a report on the critical minerals boom and Africa’s opportunities therein: Technology is increasingly influencing the way people around the world live, creating [...]
Visualizing Global Gold Production in 2023
May 1st, 2024 Via Visual Capitalist, an interesting graphic of global production and the large number of frontier markets on the list: Over 3,000 tonnes of gold were produced globally in 2023. In this graphic, we [...]
Green New Wave: How China Adapts to Central Asia’s Renewable Energy Landscape
May 1st, 2024 Via Carnegie Endowment, commentary on how China has been investing in solar and wind energy projects in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, increasingly adapting its approach to the needs and regulations in [...]
China’s Continuing Influence Over Cambodia’s Economy
May 1st, 2024 Via East Asia Forum, a look at China’s continuing influence over Cambodia’s economy: China’s significant investment in Cambodia, including infrastructure support as part of the Belt and [...]

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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.