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 [...]
Sudan and Ethiopia: Horn of a Dilemma
Via National Interest, commentary on how a rollercoaster of political instability in Ethiopia and Sudan threatens to fracture the Horn of Africa, which would carry profound implications for the [...]
Bolivia Open To EU Lithium Tie-Ups To Rev Battery Metal Output
Via Reuters, a report on Bolivia’s Arce open to EU lithium tie-ups to rev battery metal output: Bolivia is open to tie-ups with European and other global companies for lithium exploration and [...]
Southeast Asia’s Data Center Boom
Via The Diplomat, a look at the rapid expansion of SE Asia’s data center industry: American investment giant Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co (commonly known as KKR) recently acquired a 20 [...]
The Middle Corridor: A Geopolitical Game-Changer in Eurasian Trade
Via Geopolitical Monitor, a look at the impact that the Middle Corridor may have on evolving geopolitical trade dynamics: In an era marked by rapidly evolving trade dynamics and escalating [...]

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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.