Thailand Pitches Investors on Old Idea of Southeast Asia Shipping Route Shortcut
Via Time, an article on Thailand’s interest in reviving an old idea of a southeast Asia shipping route shortcut: Since attaining the premiership in August, Thai Prime Minister Srettha [...]
The Lobito Corridor: Washington’s Answer to Belt and Road in Africa
Via Geopolitical Monitor, a look at the Lobito Corridor: Washington’s answer to Belt and Road in Africa: Launched a decade ago, China’s Road and Belt Initiative is a colossal infrastructure and [...]
Namibia Forges Ahead with Mineral Beneficiation
Via The Africa Report, an article on Namibia’s plans to add value to mineral exports will struggle given the lack of manufacturing infrastructure in the country: Namibia insists that mining [...]
Ethiopia: An Investor Darling Is Becoming a Hard Sell
Via Bloomberg, commentary on Ethiopia’s waning investment attractiveness: It must have been a frustrating week for Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. For a leader who came to power in 2018 [...]
China’s Belt and Road Initiative in Southeast Asia: The Next Decade
Courtesy of The Diplomat, commentary on what China’s BRI could look like in the next decade in southeast Asia: When China convened the Third Belt and Road Forum (BRF) in Beijing last month, [...]
Mexico: Building Rail Rival To Panama Canal
Via Energy Daily, a report on Mexico’s ambitions to build a rail rival to the Panama Canal: At Mexico’s narrowest point, linking the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, the government is [...]

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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.