China and The Taliban: Friends In Need Of Each Other?
Via Nikkei Asia, commentary on China’s relationship with Afghanistan, where investment creeps forward amid continued security worries: In a portentous marker of the second anniversary of the [...]
The Global $800B Remittances Market
Via Latinometrics, an insightful look at Latin America and the $800B remittances market: You’re a young Colombian who’s just secured a job in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles as [...]
BRICS+ Set To Drive Global South’s Agenda, With Limitations
Via Nikkei Asia, commentary on BRICS+ ability to drive the Global South’s agenda: On Aug. 2, Anil Sooklal, South Africa’s ambassador to the BRICS bloc, said that the ragtag group’s [...]
Is Gwadar the Key to Bridging East and West Global Economics and Geopolitics?
Via Modern Diplomacy, an article on Gwadar’s role in bringing east and west global economics and geopolitics: In the realm of global economics and strategic geopolitics, few places hold as much [...]
The Turkish-Israeli Gas Pipeline Is Dead in the Water
Via Geopolitical Futures, a look at how regional disputes and rival plans could deal another blow to Turkey’s dream of becoming an energy hub: A partial solution to Europe’s energy crisis can be [...]
Bangkok’s Planned $14B Redevelopment
Via Nikkei Asia, a report on Bangkok’s planned $14bn redevelopment spree led by top conglomerates: Bangkok is poised for a wave of renewal projects totaling more than 500 billion baht ($14 [...]

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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.