The Fastest-Growing Shopping App In The World
Courtesy of Rest of World, an article on Meesho, an app successfully taking on Amazon and Walmart with its focus on cheaper goods for small-town consumers: In 2022, Meesho was the most-downloaded [...]
Turkmenistan Signals Major Change In Energy-Export Stance
Via Eurasianet, a report on Ashgabat’s shifting position which opens the way for expansion of natural gas supplies to Europe: A big shift is brewing for Caspian Basin energy exports. In a [...]
Turkish Drone Maker Baykar Seeks to Extend Global Influence
Via Nikkei Asia, a look at the growing global impact of a pioneering Turkish defense manufacturer: At the entrance of Turkish drone maker Baykar Technology’s headquarters, there is a tile mural [...]
‘Fuel of the future’: Gulf States Bet on ‘Green’ Hydrogen
Via Al Monitor, a report on the Gulf states’ focus on green hydrogen: After riding a fossil-fuel boom for decades, Gulf Arab states are eyeing “green” hydrogen as they try to [...]
Continued Delays In Senegal’s Oil and Gas Sector
Courtesy of The Africa Report, a look at Senegal’s oil and gas sector: After Sangomar, the start of production at the Grand Tortue Ahmeyim has also been postponed until 2024, despite Dakar’s [...]
Trans-Caspian Route: Kazakhstan’s Gateway to Europe
Courtesy of The Diplomat, an article on the Trans-Caspian Route and its impact on Kazakhstan in particular: On August 6, Ukraine published a coastal notification, declaring the waters of six Russian [...]

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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.