A Goldilocks Moment for India in the U.S.-China Subsea Cables Race?
Courtesy of The Diplomat, a report on how – India’s capacity to produce fiber cables – paired with U.S. capability to lay them on the seabed, presents a prime opportunity for New [...]
First Quantum Starts Output at Africa’s Biggest Nickel Mine
Via Bloomberg, an article on Zambia’s nickel industry: First Quantum Minerals Ltd. started production at what is set to turn into Africa’s biggest nickel mine, furthering Zambia’s aim of [...]
Why VinFast is Struggling In the US Electric Vehicle Market
Courtesy of The Diplomat, a look at how the Vietnamese automotive firm’s planned conquest of the American EV market has hit a number of hurdles: Vietnamese electric vehicle maker VinFast made waves [...]
Yemen Speciality Coffee ‘Wave’ Sweeps War-Hit Capital
Via The Frontier Post, an article on the revitalization of Yemen’s coffee industry: Tucked amid shell-pocked buildings and roadside tributes to fallen fighters, a less obvious byproduct of [...]
Burkina Faso Fashion Designer Weaves New Life into Ancient Fabric
Via Reuters, a report on one entrepreneur’s efforts to weave new life into Burkina Faso’s ancient fabric: Amid the rhythmic clatter of traditional wooden looms, artisans at a workshop in [...]
Why Africa Talks So Much About Infrastructure
Via the Wilson Center, commentary on Africa’s infrastructure needs: A study by the Infrastructure Consortium of Africa shows that poor infrastructure—roads, railways, harbors, etc.—adds [...]

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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.