The Path to Greater Productivity and Prosperity in Africa
Via McKinsey, an interesting interview with McKinsey partner Mayowa Kuyoro and senior partner Acha Leke on how Africa is poised for a reimagining of its economic opportunity, outlining the strengths [...]
Navigating China – U.S. Subsea Cable Competition
Via The Diplomat, an article on the continuing China-U.S. subsea cable competition: In July, there was a notable surge in attempts from both the United States and China to establish a more stable [...]
Niger Tensions Threaten Chinese Pipeline and Dam Projects
Courtesy of Nikkei Asia, a report on how current turmoil in Niger has impacted Chinese investment projects: Rising tensions in Niger are casting a shadow over Chinese interests there, following [...]
Kyrgyzstan at the Crossroads: Climate and Economic Challenges in a Warming World
Via Central Asian Bureau for Analytical Reporting (CABAR), a look at the impact that climate change – both environmentally and economically – will have upon Kyrgyzstan: In the shadow of [...]
TikTok Takes on Shopee and Others in ASEAN e-Commerce Race
Courtesy of NikkeiAsia, a report on TikTok’s aggressive emergence into ASEAN’s e-commerce marketplace: TikTok is emerging as one of Southeast Asia’s most prominent e-commerce [...]
IIT: The Exclusive Network Behind India’s Global Tech Success
What ‘s harder to get into than Harvard? Try IIT, the elite group of Indian engineering schools that accepts just 1.8% of applicants. (Harvard’s rate? 4%) Not only has IIT produced Silicon [...]

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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.