Guyana Economic Growth Estimates: 25%-30% Annually ‘Very Conservative’
Via Business Insider, an article on how Guyana’s economic growth estimates of 25%-30% a year are ‘very conservative’ amid oil production boom, President Ali says: Estimates that [...]
Ethiopia: Africa’s List of Debt Defaulters Set to Grow Longer
Courtesy of Bloomberg, a report on Ethiopia’s risk of default: Ethiopia, for a while considered one of Africa’s hottest investment destinations, looks set to renege on its debts. After [...]
U.S.-China Rivalry Hits Home in this Philippine Province
Via Nikkei Asia, a report on how the U.S.-China rivalry hits home in the Philippines, specifically Cagayan where both sides make moves to bring both growth and security: This spring, after 47 years [...]
How Russia’s Big Africa Ambitions Look On The Streets Of Niger
Via WorldCrunch, a report on how – since the West has largely abandoned the fight against terror in the region – Russia’s hour in Africa seems to have come: On our way to meet the [...]
The U.S. Strategic Bet on Angola Pays Off—and Vice Versa
Via National Interest, a report on the U.S. – Angola partnership: There is much with the Biden administration’s approach to Africa, beginning with its much-ballyhooed but ultimately [...]
Dubai: The New Hub for African Business?
Via The Africa Report, an article on role that Dubai plays for African business: A crossroads between Europe, Africa and Asia, the emirate now hosts regional headquarters for numerous companies [...]

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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.