China’s Rapidly Growing Presence in Central America
Via The Diplomat, a look at how – in the past six years – China’s presence in the region has exploded, with worrying consequences for Central America’s governance norms: [...]
Tunisia’s Response to Bread Shortages Bode Ill for Its Economic Stability
Courtesy of Stratfor’s Rane Worldview, analysis of Tunisia’s ill thought out response to bread shortages: Tunisia’s struggle to mitigate widespread bread shortages risks eroding its [...]
Indonesia Signs Deals With Several African Countries
Via Stratfor’s Rane Worldview, a report on recent deals between Indonesia and several African nations: What Happened: Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo wrapped a weeklong [...]
Kenya Revives Plans for $13.8 Billion Railway Line to Ethiopia
Via Bloomberg, a report on Kenya’s reactivation of plan to build a railway line to Ethiopia: Kenya plans to begin construction in 2025 of a $13.8 billion high-speed electric railway from its [...]
Visualizing the BRICS Expansion in 4 Charts
Courtesy of Visual Capitalist, an interesting visual look at the BRICS expansion: Visualizing the BRICS Expansion in 4 Charts BRICS is an association of five major countries [...]
Sudan Economist Forecasts ‘70 Per Cent Drop in Revenue’
Via Dabanga Sudan, a report on the drastic negative impact conflict has had upon Sudan’s economy: Financial analyst Abdelazim El Amawi forecasted a 70 per cent drop in Sudan’s economic [...]

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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.