How Did The Colombian Peso Become This Year’s Darling?
Courtesy of Ashmore Group, insightful analysis of the Colombian Peso’s 2023 performance so far: What is the best performing currency in 2023 so far? Against all odds and biases, the Colombian [...]
The New Development Bank: BRICS and the New International Economic Geopolitics
Via Modern Diplomacy, an article on the New Development Bank, BRICS, and international economic geopolitics: The decline of the old order led by North Americans and Europeans is an increasingly [...]
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 [...]

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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.