Mexico’s Investment Boom
Via Apricitas Economics, a detailed look at Mexico’s investment boom which is being driven by major public works projects and supply-chain nearshoring: The United States has taken a much more [...]
Can Brazil’s ‘Green Gold’ Boomtowns Survive Climate Change?
Courtesy of The Financial Times, an article on Brazil’s agricultural sector which is creating fast wealth and boosting the nation’s economy, but may be at risk from an increasingly extreme [...]
Togo’s Renewable Energy Drive
Via WhyAfrica, a report on Togo’s new renewable energy drive: Togo is expanding energy production and distribution through a growing emphasis on solar power. With more than half of its [...]
Jollibee To Triple Profit Amid Global Expansion
Via Forbes, a report on Philippines fast food chain Jollibee’s successful global expansion: Jollibee Foods—controlled by billionaire Tony Tan Caktiong and his family—is targeting to [...]
From Moscow to Mumbai: Russia Pivots South for Trade
Courtesy of the New York Times, a look at how Russia – once dependent on Europe for trade – has been forging new routes that will allow it to skirt Western restrictions. A planned railway [...]
The Evolving Landscape between China and Africa’s Economic Engagements
China and Africa have forged a strong economic relationship since China’s accession to the WTO in 2001, but the number of Chinese workers in Africa dropped to a new low in 2022, continuing an [...]

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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.