Middle East And North Africa At An Economic Crossroads
Via Global Finance, a look at whether Egypt and Morocco can keep driving the region’s economic growth?     North Africa is the fastest-growing region in the Arab world and Africa. In [...]
Bahrain: Looking For Buy-In
Via Global Finance, an article on Bahrain’s big plans for development, but its geographic position is both a blessing and a curse:     Bahrain was once favored to be the leading [...]
Pakistan’s Big Speed Bump On Way To Aggressive EV Goals: An Engineer Shortage
Via Rest of World, a report on Pakistan’s plans to have 30% of all new vehicles sold to be electric by 2030. But there is a glaring lack of expertise in the country. Pakistan produces 25,000 [...]
The Rare Earths Mine Becoming a Bellwether For U.S. Minerals Policy
Courtesy of The Financial Times, an article on U.S. attempts to challenge China’s global dominance in critical minerals: A site close to Kruger National Park in South Africa is becoming a [...]
China-Africa Trade Gets Boost From Critical Minerals Needed for EV Battery Production
Via South China Morning Post, a report on China-Africa trade: The figures from China’s General Administration of Customs showed imports from Africa grew 8 per cent year on year to US$29.42 billion [...]
Will Qatar Take A Bite of the Juicy, But Green, Nigerian Apple?
Via The Africa Report, a look at the possibility for Qatar to invest in Nigeria: With Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund at almost $500bn, Nigeria – which is in dire need of foreign direct investment [...]

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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.