Eritrea: Africa’s North Korea?
Via African Arguments, a look at Eritrea, Beijing’s oldest friend in the Horn of Africa: In the middle of May, Eritrea’s president Isaias Afwerki visited China. He was warmly received. The [...]
Should EU Aim For Its Own ‘Belt and Road’?
Courtesy of The Financial Times, commentary on whether the EU should aim for its own Belt and Road, given its need for more and closer allies on issues like supply chains, tech rules and climate [...]
Singapore’s GIC Eyes India, Indonesia, Vietnam amid China Pivot
Courtesy of NikkeiAsia, a report on Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund pivoting from investments in China, towards India, Indonesia, and Vietnam: Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC is [...]
China Envoy Calls Kenya Economic Ties a ‘Win-Win’
Via the East African, a report on China’s economic partnership with Kenya: China’s top diplomat Wang Yi during a visit to Kenya on Saturday praised the two countries’ economic [...]
What Could a New Era Mean for Latin America?
Courtesy of McKinsey, a report on how current global challenges could usher in a new era for Latin American economies: At a glance The current global upheaval may feel unprecedented, but there have [...]
Algeria and China: Expand Tech Ties and Build On BRI Relationship
Via South China Morning Post, a report on recent meetings between Algeria’s President and China’s Xi Jinping in Beijing to expand tech ties and build on their belt-and-road relationship: [...]

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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.