Egypt Raises $1.9 Billion From Sale of State-Owned Companies
Via Al Monitor, a report on Egypt’s progress in selling state-owned entities in response to its economic crisis. Gulf states have hinted that they may not support Egypt as much as they have in [...]
Wagner Group’s Central African Financial Model
Courtesy of The Africa Report, an investigation into how Wagner – from gold to coffee, wood to spirits – has made the Central African Republic and Cameroon the backbone of a network of [...]
DHL Invests In Latin America As Clients Expand Supply Chains Beyond China
Courtesy of The Financial Times, an article on DHL’s efforts to build new warehouses across alternative manufacturing hubs including Mexico, Malaysia and Vietnam: Deutsche Post DHL is investing [...]
Power Play? A Troubled New Power Plant Leaves Jordan in Debt to China
Via AP News, an article on a troubled new power plant which has left Jordan in debt to China, raising concerns over Beijing’s influence: Jordan’s Attarat power plant was envisioned as a landmark [...]
In Afghanistan’s Taxi Industry, the Taliban Show How They Govern
Via New Lines Magazine, a report on the Afghan taxi industry and how new uniform cab colors aim at demonstrating the regime’s abilities: On May 20, days after the Kabul General Directorate of [...]
Move Over Dubai. This Tiny Emirate Wants to Be the Next Haven for Billionaires
Courtesy of Bloomberg, a report on how Ras Al Khaimah looks to lure rich from around the world From the top of the RAK International Corporate Centre, foreign tycoons can catch a glimpse of a city [...]

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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.