Growth In Central Asia Is Outpacing That of Emerging Europe
Via Emerging Europe, a look at how growth in Central Asia is outpacing that of emerging Europe; ‘The robust growth of the economies of Central Asia and the weaker performance of those in Central [...]
Taliban Controls the World’s Best Performing Currency This Quarter
Via Bloomberg, a look at Afghanistan’s currency performance: Afghani erases losses it saw after the Taliban’s 2021 takeover Foreign exchange in country traded largely via money changers [...]
DRC Plans New Copper-Cobalt Smelter to Serve Informal Miners
Courtesy of Bloomberg, a report on the Democratic Republic of Congo’s plans for a new copper-cobalt smelter to serve informal miners: Government sees refinery capturing artisanal cobalt output [...]
En Route: Cairo–Cape Town Highway / Trans-African Highway 4
Scheduled to be inaugurated in 2024, the Cairo–Cape Town Highway (Trans-African Highway 4) is the transcontinental road network being developed by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa [...]
Thailand’s “Asia’s Next Digital Hub” Ambition
Via Modern Diplomacy, an article on Thailand and Indonesia’s digital ambitions: Thailand is one of the countries in Southeast Asia with an ambitious digital transformation program. The program [...]
Africa’s Newest Oil Jackpot Comes With a Corruption Curse
Via Bloomberg, a report on how the ‘giant’ oil find off Namibia’s shores could be a game changer, but officials worry about corruption, social tensions and instability: It’s touted by some as [...]

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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.