Cote d’Ivoire: West Africa’s Star
Via BNN Bloomberg, a report on Cote d’Ivoire: Ivory Coast’s eurobonds rallied after the nation’s credit score was lifted by Moody’s Investors Service, which cited the resilience of the [...]
“There Is No CPEC in Gwadar, Except Security Check Posts”
Via The China File, commentary on CPEC, China’s trade route through Pakistan which promised investment but faces regional backlash: The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is one of the major [...]
Agri-Food Giants Weather The Storm In Africa
Courtesy of The Africa Report, a look at MNC food companies inflation-related challenges in Africa: Multinational food companies, whose products are widely consumed on the continent, are facing [...]
Why Are The Gulf States ‘Buying Up’ Egypt’s Coastline?
Via Deutsche Welle, a look at the UAE’s $35 billion deal with Egypt: a case of Gulf bailout diplomacy or not? While much about this deal seems very familiar, the underlying arrangement signals [...]
Kenya and Ethiopia Deepen Economic Ties to Boost Trade
Courtesy of The Africa Report, an article on deepening economic ties between Kenya and Ethiopia: Kenya and Ethiopia have this week signed seven memoranda of understanding, from blue economy, [...]
Qatar’s Gas Boost Will Bring Energy Dominance — and Lots of Cash
Courtesy of Bloomberg, a look at Qatar’s plans to snag an even bigger share of the global natural gas trade, adding more than $30 billion to its annual revenue in the process: With a two-phase [...]

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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.