Economic Powerhouses Are Foundering in Sub-Saharan Africa
Courtesy of Bloomberg, a report on how traditional economic leaders in sub-Saharan Africa are now falling behind: Sub-Saharan Africa’s economic powerhouses are faltering. While South Africa has [...]
India’s Economic Rise Is Not Guaranteed
Courtesy of The Financial Times, commentary warning that – without reform – India will be unable to capitalize on the country’s economic potential: Last year on the 75th anniversary of [...]
China Bankrolls Africa Railroad To Cut Australia Iron-Ore Reliance
Courtesy of Nikkei Asia, a report on how a costly new Chinese infrastructure investment in Guinea aimed at unlocking the world’s largest untapped source of iron ore: While China-Australia [...]
Paraguay and Titanium: Failure to Launch?
Courtesy of Geopolitical Monitor, a look at Paraguay’s failed titanium sector: “Paraguay will become the center of global titanium production,” was the headline of a November 2010 article [...]
Pipe Dreams: Turning an Interconnected ASEAN Gas Market Into a Reality
Via The Lowy Institute, commentary on the benefits of potentially expanding an interconnected ASEAN gas market (which currently features 13 bilateral gas line connections between six ASEAN member [...]
How Mexico Learned To Stop Worrying and Love EVs
Via Rest of World, an article on how – despite its standing as a global auto manufacturing power – Mexico’s position as a hub for electric vehicles was far from given until recently: [...]

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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.