China Woos Papua New Guinea with Free Trade Push
July 18th, 2023 Courtesy of Nikkei Asia, an article on how Beijing is leveraging Papua New Guinea’s frustrations over economic ties with U.S., Australia: China is bolstering economic ties with Papua New Guinea [...]
Why Indonesia Should be Cautious in Extending its High-Speed Railway
July 18th, 2023 Via The Diplomat, commentary on why – while the eastward extension to Surabaya may make economic sense – Jakarta should first learn from the troubles faced during the construction of the [...]
China: Secretly Fueling A Renewable Energy Boom in Latin America
July 16th, 2023 Via Fortune, an article on China’s renewable energy-driven interest in Latin America: The story of renewable energy’s rapid rise in Latin America often focuses on Chinese influence, and for [...]
Young Zambians Want To Make Lusaka An African Animation Hub
July 16th, 2023 Courtesy of Semafor, a look at efforts to make Zambia an African animation hub: When Netflix launches Supa Team 4, its first-ever original African animated series, it will be a significant milestone [...]
Honduras Explores Chinese Interest in Investing in $20 Billion Rail Line
July 15th, 2023 Via US News, a report that Honduras is exploring Chinese interest in investing in a $20B rail project: The Honduran government on Friday told Chinese officials it is seeking investors to help fund [...]
Trading Chickens for a Fragile State
July 15th, 2023 Via The National Interest, a look at South Africa’s poultry crisis and how trade practices promulgated in North America, Europe, and the UK have a stake in the outcome, beyond the chicken trade, [...]

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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.