Idris Elba ‘Dreams Big’ with Sierra Leone Eco-City Plan for Sherbro Island
Via BBC, a report on Idris Elba’s eco-city plan for Sherbro Island in Sierre Leone: Hollywood actor Idris Elba has a “big dream” for Sierra Leone, the West African nation where his [...]
Could Oman Lead the Green Hydrogen Revolution?
Via The Business Year, a look at Oman ambitious energy transition plan and hopes to become a leading producer of green hydrogen: The export of petroleum has fueled the growth of Oman’s [...]
South African Ports Fail to Gain From Diverted Red Sea Traffic; Namibia and Madagascar Gain
Courtesy of Bloomberg, a report on how Namibia and Madagascar are gaining from diverted Red Sea traffic: Madagascar, Namibia, among those benefiting from rerouting South Africa’s port problems see [...]
The Dawn of India’s Semiconductor Era
Courtesy of The Diplomat, an article on New Delhi’s efforts to develop an entire ecosystem, from design to manufacturing, rather than focusing on a specific segment of the chip industry: India [...]
The Submergence of Emerging Markets
Via Diplomatic Courier, commentary on how many emerging market economies are slowing more quickly than advanced economies and are losing the attention of investors—largely due to bad domestic [...]
Namibia’s NAMCOR Talks Becoming Energy Self-Sufficient
Via Energy, Capital & Power, a report on Namibia’s national oil company: As the national oil company of Namibia, NAMCOR is committed to harnessing the country’s full hydrocarbon potential [...]

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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.