Belt and Road: A Net Benefit for Bangladesh So Far
Courtesy of the Asia Times, commentary on BRI benefits for Bangladesh where Dhaka has prudently avoided any ‘debt trap’ while addressing key infrastructure shortages with Chinese funding and [...]
Zimbabwe: Expanding Its Lithium Industry with China’s Support
Via Inconcreto, a report on Zimbabwe’s expanding lithium industry: Located in the southern part of Africa, Zimbabwe is a former colony of the British Empire that gained fully independence in [...]
Africa’s Population Boom: Nigeria
Courtesy of Rane’s Stratfor WorldView, a look at Nigeria’s preparedness and capacity to adapt as its already massive population grows even bigger in the coming decades: Nigeria, the most [...]
Tanzania’s Gas Boom That Never Was
Via The Conversation, commentary on Tanzania’s gas boom that never was – when local hopes are dashed by global realities: Rising international commodity prices can shape or reshape the fortunes [...]
A New Energy Pact for Africa
Courtesy of Project Syndicate, commentary on Africa’s energy future: Many people associate technologies like solar and wind power with efforts to tackle climate change. But for the world’s [...]
Iran’s Quest For Economic Foothold In Africa
Via Al Monitor, a look at Iran’s efforts to sign agreements in Kenya, Uganda and Zimbabwe, looking also on the horizon to engage in a tight race with such foreign investors as China, Saudi [...]

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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.