New Railways Could Transform Southeast Asia
October 11th, 2024 Via The Economist, a look at new railways that could transform South-East Asia: Few better ways exist to see Vietnam than to travel on its north-south railway. It was originally built by French [...]
Africa: Two Railroads, One Vision
October 10th, 2024 Via the Center for Strategic and International Studies, commentary on the two new African railway projects: There has been a lot of talk lately about trains in southern Africa. Driven in part by the [...]
Adaptation In Iran’s Sanctioned Economy
October 10th, 2024 Via Phenomenal World, an article on how Iran has attempted to adapt to a sanctioned economy: The oil boom of the late 2000s created significant headwinds for Iranian manufacturers. As the value of [...]
Who Benefits From Senegal’s Offshore Oil Drilling?
October 10th, 2024 Via Dialogue Earth, a report on tensions between energy access, fighting climate change, and a desire for economic prosperity in Senegal: Senegal hopes a move into offshore oil will transform its [...]
Why Tanzania Is A Promising Investment Destination In East Africa
October 10th, 2024 Via Tanzania Daily News, a look at why Tanzania is a promising investment destination in East Africa: TANZANIA is increasingly emerging as a top choice for investors worldwide, reflecting the sixth [...]
Hefei: A 21st Century Detroit You’ve Never Heard Of
October 10th, 2024 Via Marco Polo Econ, a report on Hefei, a city that has reasons to lay claim to the title of the Detroit of the 21st century: In the 2010 remake of The Karate Kid, Sherry Parker (Taraj P. Henson) [...]

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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.