China, Venezuela Agree on Partnership During Maduro Trip
Via Bloomberg, a report on a new partnership agreement between China and Venezuela: President Xi Jinping said China and Venezuela agreed to enter into a strategic partnership, a sign the two [...]
How China’s Belt and Road Took Over the World
Courtesy of The Diplomat, a look at the BRI’s growth over its first 10 years – and its transformation from a Eurasian transit corridor to an initiative with global scope: On September 7, 2013, [...]
The Surge in Saudi Arabia’s Tourism
Via Modern Diplomacy, a report on Saudi Arabia’s growing tourism industry: Saudi Arabia, a land traditionally synonymous with oil and Hajj pilgrimages, is making headlines with its burgeoning [...]
China Pledges To Invest Billions in Serbian Copper and Gold Mine
Via Energy Daily, a report of a Chinese pledge to invest in Serbian gold and copper assets: China is set to pour billions into a copper and gold mine in eastern Serbia, marking another dramatic [...]
The BRICS Is Not a Strategic Threat to the United States
Via Geopolitical Monitor, commentary that the BRICS are not a strategic threat to the U.S.: Two weeks ago, the BRICS announced that Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab [...]
In Myanmar, Chinese and Thai Companies Fill Economic Vacuum
Courtesy of NikkeiAsia, a report on how – as Western businesses exit Myanmar – investments come from friendly nations such as China and Thailand: From infrastructure to consumer goods, [...]

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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.