Why Would Angola’s President Want to Go to China’s Shandong Province?
Via China-Global South, commentary on Angolan president João Lourenço’s recent visit to China’s Shandong Province: Angolan president João Lourenço will arrive in China on Thursday to [...]
En-Noodlement of World: How A Global Favorite Became An Economic Red Flag
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on what instant noodles – cheap and calorie-filled – tell us about the state of the world, and the role they play not just in the food system but [...]
Renewable Energy: Path to Afghanistan’s Economic Revival?
Courtesy of The Diplomat, a look at how developing water, solar and wind power could reduce Afghanistan’s import of electricity from abroad and help it emerge a regional renewable energy hub: [...]
Tanzania’s Richest Man Wants To Be Africa’s Biggest Farmer
Courtesy of Forbes, a report on one man’s vision to transform Tanzania into an agribusiness powerhouse: Puffing on a nicotine vape and seated on a white leather chair in his $50 million home in [...]
Crickets, Anyone? Vietnamese Company Aims To Serve Up Insects In Singapore
Courtesy of Nikkei Asia, a report on a Vietnamese startup expecting to be first to get food made from insects onto store shelves in Singapore: A Vietnamese startup that farms crickets to make food is [...]
America in Angola: How U.S. Companies are Driving Oil Production
Via Energy, Capital & Power, a look at U.S. companies involved in Angola’s oil sector: With plans to increase oil production to 1.18 million barrels per day (bpd) in 2024, Angola’s [...]

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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.