Namibia Targets U.S. Investment
Via The Brief, an article on Namibian efforts to target U.S. investment: The Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB) is set to promote investment opportunities in Namibia on the [...]
Paraguay Defends Ties With Economic Role Model Taiwan, But “Open To Trade With China”
Via Bloomberg, a report on Paraguay’s economic strategies with Taiwan and China: Ties with Taipei won’t be broken, Santiago Peña said South American country open to trade with China, he [...]
China’s Sinopec Dives Deeper Into Geothermal Energy
Courtesy of Caixin Global, a report on China’s Sinopec’s deeper exploration of geothermal energy: China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., the state-owned energy giant known as Sinopec, is [...]
Indonesia EV Battery Dream Hits Lithium, U.S., and EU Walls
Via Nikkei Asia, a look at how the EU’s Green Deal adds another challenge to nickel-rich but coal-reliant Indonesia dream of building a domestic electric vehicle industry: Indonesia’s [...]
A Worrisome Track Record: Lagos Nervous About A Chinese-Built Metro System
Via Semafor, a report on Lagos new train service and hopes it can avoid the trend of poor maintenance that has impacted other Chinese-funded mass transit projects in Africa: A new Lagos train service [...]
Kazakhstan: Building More Connections With The World
Via Nikkei Asia, commentary from Murat Nurtleu – deputy prime minister and foreign minister of Kazakhstan – on his nation’s economic program which aims to boost Europe-Asia cargo [...]

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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.