Gulf States And Central Asian Republics
Via Eurasia Review, an article on growing linkages between the Gulf states and Central Asia: Trade, transit and energy topped the agenda when foreign ministers from the GCC and Central Asian [...]
India Seeks To Secure Critical Mineral Resources In Race For Lithium
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a look at India efforts to secure critical mineral resources amidst the global race for lithium: India is seeking to shore up its access to critical minerals such as [...]
King Toppled? China’s Seat Atop the Rare Earth Mountain May Be Threatened By Offshore Mines
Via South China Morning Post, an article examining China’s status as the dominant rare earths provider: As more countries find caches of rare earth minerals, China’s status as the world’s [...]
A $150 Billion Fortune Bolsters Qatari Royals at Critical Moment
Courtesy of Bloomberg, an article on Qatar’s Al Thani family’s fortune which is poised to swell alongside the expansion of the country’s natural gas production, cushioning it from a World [...]
Africa’s Largest Early-Stage VC Fund Raises $154 Million to Expand Into Egypt
Via Bloomberg, a report on Africa’s largest early-stage VC fund’s new raise to expand into Egypt: Investors include Allianz, European Investment Bank, Visa TLcom to use fund for Egypt [...]
Saudi Arabia Is Making a High-Risk $1 Trillion Bet on Tourism
Courtesy of Bloomberg, a look at Saudi Arabia’s efforts to activate the tourism industry: Mei Wang marveled at the sandstone vistas, lush palm trees, ancient tombs and five-star resorts. These [...]

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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.