In Gear: Russia’s Lada Starts Drive Into Ethiopian Market
October 10th, 2023 Via Semafor, a look at the Russian automaker plans to enter the Ethiopian market, injecting vitality into Russian/Ethiopian economic ties: The Russian carmaker Lada has become the latest in a growing [...]
China Courts The Taliban
October 10th, 2023 Via Eurasia Review, a look at China’s efforts to court Afghan leaders: On September 13, China’s newly appointed ambassador to Afghanistan, Zhao Xing, arrived at the presidential palace in [...]
South-South: UAE’s Masdar Commits $8B For Malaysia’s Renewable Projects
October 10th, 2023 Via Arab News, an article on UAE’s commitment to invest $8bn to boost Malaysia’s renewable projects: Malaysia’s energy transition is set to gain momentum with an $8 billion investment from [...]
Sunny Albania Turns to Solar Power To Fuel Development
October 10th, 2023 Via Energy Daily, a report on Albania’s solar power ambitions: Along southwestern Albania’s coastline, the sun shines bright — warming the 234,828 new solar panels at the Karavasta [...]
Gambia Plans First Stock Exchange to Widen Companies’ Funding Options
October 10th, 2023 Via Bloomberg, an article on Gambia plans to open its first stock exchange: Nation seeks funding alternatives as interest rates rise Bourse will initially start operations at the central bank Gambia [...]
China Vows Belt and Road Ramp Up Despite Debt-Trap Criticism
October 10th, 2023 Via Nikkei Asia, a report on China’s renewed BRI pledge which comes as Xi Jinping’s globe-spanning infrastructure blitz turns decade old: China on Tuesday said it will ramp up the Belt [...]

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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.