From Energy To Diplomacy: A Decade of Belt & Road In The Middle East
December 19th, 2023 Via The Diplomatic Courier, a look at the impact of China’s BRI in the Middle East: China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has had, over the past decade, a profound impact on the political, [...]
Why the Middle Corridor Is a Double-Edged Sword
December 19th, 2023 Via The Diplomat, a report that Europe is pushing hard to advance the Middle Corridor, but other countries like China, Russia, Iran, and Azerbaijan will almost certainly benefit from the [...]
Crumbling South African Rail Prompts Botswana to Forge New Route
December 19th, 2023 Via Bloomberg, a look at a proposed new rail route from Botswana through Namibia: South African logistics firm is struggling to transport goods Botswana gets unsolicited bids to forge rail through [...]
How Gold From The Sahel Finances Africa’s Armed Groups
December 18th, 2023 Courtesy of The Africa Report, a detailed look at how gold from the Sahel finances Africa’s armed groups: The map of small-scale mines from which gold is extracted in the Sahel region notably [...]
Laos’ Economic Woes Will Continue In 2024
December 18th, 2023 Via The Diplomat, a report on Laos’ economic woes: Most mornings your columnist must scroll through feeds of the latest Southeast Asian news headlines. The feed on Laos is, to put it mildly, [...]
East Timor Gas Project Open to Chinese Firms, PM Gusmao Says
December 18th, 2023 Via Nikkei Asia, an article on Timor Leste’s Greater Sunrise offshore natural gas project: East Timor will choose partners for the Greater Sunrise offshore natural gas project that bring [...]

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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.