China and Russia Challenge US Claim to Mineral-Rich Stretches of Seabed
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on international reaction to a US claim to an extended area of seabed: US claims to a swath of mineral-rich seabed are being challenged by China and Russia [...]
Can Europe Save Forests Without Killing Jobs in Malaysia?
Courtesy of The New York Times, an article looking at the impact of a new regulation that aims to rid the palm oil supply chain of imports that come from former forestland. Southeast Asian countries [...]
Malaysia’s Sarawak Targets Green Energy Powerhouse Status
Courtesy of Nikkei Asia, a look at efforts to position Malaysia’s Sarawak state as a green energy leader: In an ambitious pivot away from its entrenched oil and gas legacy, Malaysia’s [...]
China’s BRI Pivots To Tech Sharing
Via South China Morning Post, a look at China’s BRI pivot towards technology: After years of focusing on infrastructure investment in its Belt and Road Initiative projects, China now offers its [...]
Can Namibia Avoid The Resource Curse?
Via Namibia Business Express, commentary on whether Namibia can avoid the ‘resource curse’ that has plagued other hydrocarbon-rich African countries: Huge oil discoveries in the deep coastal [...]
Is Hong Kong Over?
Via the HongKong American Chamber of Commerce, two articles (republished with permission) on the future of Hong Kong by long-time commentator, Stephen Roach: Stephen Roach, an economist who has [...]

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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.