Rare Debt Deal Brings Somalia in From the Cold
Via Bloomberg, a report on Somalia’s debt deal: Somalia is coming in from the cold. On Wednesday, the Horn of Africa nation ended three decades of being locked out of the global financial [...]
Evaluating the Critical Role of Pipeline Infrastructure in Africa
Via Energy, Capital, and Power, a look at Africa’s pipeline infrastructure: As Africa’s hydrocarbons industry continues to grow, the development of regional and international oil and natural [...]
US Invests in Africa in Effort to Counter Chinese Influence
Via VoA News, an article on US investments in Africa: The United States has struck hundreds of deals worth $14.2 billion with African nations over the past year as Washington tries to counter growing [...]
Japan’s Strategic Investment Offensive
Via Geopolitical Futures, a look at how – unlike Beijing – Tokyo is targeting specific regions in Central Asia and Latin America, as well as, sectors to enhance its influence: As Japan [...]
Why Consumer Goods MNC’s Are Fleeing Nigeria
Courtesy of Semafor, a look at why consumer goods multinationals are fleeing Nigeria Multinational companies are cutting back their presence in Nigeria or pulling out altogether as currency problems [...]
China, Vietnam Weigh Rail Link Through Rare Earths Heartland
Courtesy of Reuters, a report on discussions between China and Vietnam about a new rail link through a rare earths heartland: China’s foreign minister visits Hanoi amid plans for Xi’s [...]

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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.