Ivanka Trump’s Luxury Albanian Adventrue
Courtesy of Slate, commentary on how – like everyone else – America’s first daughter sees one European country as the next Mediterranean tourism destination. But when she tried to get [...]
Tech Explores Argentina’s Patagonia for Mega Data Centers
Via Reuters, a look at how technology companies are evaluating Argentina’s Patagonia as a potential site for mega data centers: Argentina’s rugged Patagonia is drawing increasing interest [...]
Hedging the Nile: Xi Jinping Cements China’s Suez Canal Foothold as US-Iran Conflict Deepens
Via The Africa Report, a look at Beijing’s efforts to expand its Egyptian industrial hub during Xi’s first Cairo visit in a decade, securing critical trade routes while President Sisi asserts [...]
Syria, Eyeing Role as Middle East Hub, Offers Options to Bypass Hormuz
Courtesy of the Washington Post, a look at how the wartime blockage of cargo traffic in the Strait of Hormuz is a boon for Syria, which is poised to capitalize on a need for alternative transit [...]
The Missing Ingredient: How Power Is Fueling Madagascar’s Economic Future
Courtesy of the World Bank, a report on how reliable power is energizing Madagascar’s economic future: Synopsis In Madagascar, reliable electricity is helping entrepreneurs start businesses, [...]
India and Indonesia Developing Sabang as a Port, Not a Base
Via ASPI’s The Strategist, a look at how India and Indonesia are developing Sabang as a port, not a base: India’s interest in developing Sabang port in northern Sumatra is often interpreted [...]

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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.