Bill Gates: “5 of the Coolest Innovations I Saw In Senegal”
Via Gates Notes, a report on Bill Gates’ thoughts on 5 of the coolest innovations he recently saw in Senegal: I had an amazing trip to Senegal last month. I always love getting the chance to [...]
These Five Countries Are Key Economic ‘Connectors’ in a Fragmenting World
Courtesy of Bloomberg, a look at the Vietnam, Poland, Mexico, Morocco and Indonesia are benefiting from the reshuffling of supply chains in response to US-China tensions. You may not have grown up [...]
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 [...]

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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.