BRICS Expansion Is No Triumph for China
Courtesy of Foreign Policy, commentary that BRICS expansion is not a triumph for China, but rather a warning shot for the West to end its strategic slumber in the global south: Those who believe that [...]
Egypt To Drill 35 Gas Wells by 2025 as BP Pledges To Invest $3.5B
Via Al Monitor, a report that BP has energy pledged $3.5 billion in investment into gas exploration in Egypt over the next three years: Egypt plans to invest $1.5 billion into drilling 35 natural gas [...]
Nollywood
Via Semafor, a look at Nollywood’s evolution and growth: Nollywood, the movie production and distribution system that started out in Nigeria in the 1990s, used to be known for its physical [...]
Nigeria: Not Another BRICS In The Wall
Courtesy of The Africa Report, commentary on why – while Egypt and Ethiopia were welcomed into the exclusive club of nations destined to dominate the world economy by 2050 – Nigeria was [...]
Malaysia’s (Mostly) Empty $100B City Rising From The Sea
Courtesy of Bloomberg, a report on Malaysia’s controversial Forest City which now faces questions over the financial health of its developer, the Chinese giant Country Garden: To get to the [...]
Will BRICS Throw A Lifeline To Dollar-Strapped Egypt?
Via Al Monitor, a report that some economists believe BRICS membership will give Egypt a chance to ease pressure on the dollar, but is not a quick remedy for the country’s economic woes: Egypt will [...]

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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.