Congo’s Growth to Surpass 6% in 2023
Via Bloomberg, a report on Congo’s economic growth: The economy of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the largest producer of cobalt, is seen expanding more than 6% this year despite a slump in [...]
US Launches Investment Network To Engage Private Sector in Africa Minerals Strategy
Courtesy of The Africa Report, an article on a public-private partnership that is the latest US initiative to try to reverse China’s dominance over the building blocks of the green energy [...]
Girl Power is Helping Shape Mongolia’s Digital Future
Via Nikkei Asia, a look at how a girls coding boot camp reveals Mongolia’s economic potential to diversify from mining: Tears flow down the cheeks of a teenage girl as she pulls her gaze away [...]
China to Invest $2.8 Billion in Zimbabwe in Lithium, Energy
Courtesy of Bloomberg, a report on China’s plans to invest $2.8B in Zimbabwe’s lithium and energy space: UAE is closest rival with $498.5 million investmnet planned Moere than two thirds [...]
Africa’s Longest Oil Pipeline Takes Shape in Niger
Via France 24, a report on an ongoing oil pipeline project in Niger: At Gaya in southwest Niger, near the border with Benin, the longest oil pipeline in Africa is being built. With a projected length [...]
The Stunning Resilience of Emerging Markets
Via Project Syndicate, a look at how – contrary to many analysts’ expectations – emerging markets have not spiraled into a debt crisis. This can be partly attributed to central banks’ [...]

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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.