Congo-Brazzavile Affirms Commitment to OPEC
Via Energy, Capital, and Power, a report that Congo-Brazzavile’s re-affirmed commitment to OPEC: The Republic of Congo reaffirms its steadfast commitment to the strategic policy defined by the [...]
Ghana’s Lithium Deal
Via The Africa Report, an article on Ghana’s recent lithium deal: The recent awarding of Ghana’s first lithium mining licence to Australia-incorporated, and London AIM-listed, Atlantic Lithium [...]
New China-Serbia Free Trade Agreement Raises Security Concerns for Europe
Via The Diplomat, an article on a new China-Serbia Free Trade Agreement which aims to increase trade flows and eliminate custom tariffs on arms deals, opening the field for sanctioned Chinese [...]
BYD, a Chinese Powerhouse in Electric Cars, Will Build a Plant in Hungary
Courtesy of The New York Times, an article on BYD’s announcement that it will build a plant in Hungary: BYD, China’s electric-vehicle juggernaut, said Friday it would build an assembly plant [...]
As Afghan Economy Struggles, Taliban Increasingly Looks To Go It Alone
Courtesy of The Washington Post, an article on the Afghan economy: More than two years after the Taliban’s takeover, its internationally isolated government is pushing ahead with a plan to make the [...]
Developing Djibouti as a Sustainable Maritime Hub
Courtesy of Forbes, a report on plans to develop Djibouti as a sustainable maritime hub: Gulf of Aden area, political map. Deepwater gulf between Yemen, Djibouti, the Guardafui Channel, … [+] [...]

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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.