How Coal Giant Colombia Is Trying to Wean Its Economy Off Fossil Fuels
Via Bloomberg, a report on how Colombia is trying to wean its economy off fossil fuels: Colombia has become the first major coal producer to join a group of nations calling for the end of fossil [...]
Papua New Guinea in Advanced Talks with Chinese Banks to Fund LNG Megaprojects
Courtesy of Reuters, a report that Papua New Guinea is in advanced talks with Chinese banks to fund its stakes in LNG megaprojects: Papua New Guinea’s state-owned petroleum company is in [...]
Central Asia’s Rare Earths May Fuel Energy Transition
Via The Diplomat, a look at Central Asia and Mongolia’s rare earth potential: The COP28 climate summit in Dubai produced an agreement that aims to triple the use of renewable energy, double [...]
Pakistan Leads Asia’s Frontier Markets in 2023
Via PT Profit, a report on Pakistan’s KSE-100 Index which surged more than 60% in 2023, making it the best performer among the Asian frontier markets, which include Bangladesh, Laos, Sri Lanka, [...]
Congo’s Election: A Chance To Finally Meet Its Economic Potential?
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a detailed look at how a successful vote in the DRC’s upcoming election might pave the way to a minerals-driven boom that lifts millions out of poverty: The [...]
In a Caribbean Paradise, Taiwan and China Tussle for Recognition
Via Foreign Policy, a look at Chinese and Taiwanese efforts to attract St. Lucia into their strategic sphere: To the thousands of cruise ship tourists set loose each day on St. Lucia, the Caribbean [...]

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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.