China, Myanmar Revive Hopes for Bay of Bengal Deep Water Port in Kyaukphyu
Via South China Morning Post, an article on revived hopes for a Bay of Bengal deep water port: Renewed push for Citic-led project in Rakhine state comes amid continued clashes between ethnic rebel [...]
Ghana’s Extraordinary Digital Transformation
Via New African, a look at Ghana’s extraordinary digitalization makeover: For decades, the haphazard system of property addresses in Ghana verged on the ridiculous. Despite several attempts to have [...]
The Drivers and Risks of Ethiopia’s Historic Pact With Somaliland
Courtesy of Stratfor RANE’s Worldview, analysis of the drivers and risks of Ethiopia’s historic pact with Somaliland: Ethiopia’s historical deal with Somaliland granting it [...]
Xi’s Empty Dream City Shows Limits of His Power, Even in China
Courtesy of Bloomberg, a look at how China has spent more than double the cost of the Three Gorges Dam on building a futuristic megacity. But will people come? In 1979, Deng Xiaoping drew a circle [...]
Financing Power Transmission — Not Just Generation — To Meet Africa’s Climate Goals
Via Impact Alpha, commentary on the importance of financing power transmission—not just generation—to meet Africa’s climate goals: Renewable energy generation and storage opportunities were a [...]
‘Silicon Bali’: Asia’s Paradise for Sustainability Startups?
Via Eco Business, a look at how Indonesia – as it recovers from a pandemic-induced slump – is trying to diversify its economy beyond tourism and attract green business: The lifting of [...]

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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.