Ethiopia Applied To The BRICS
Via Al Jazeera, a report that Ethiopia has applied to join the BRICS bloc of emerging economies: Ethiopia, one of Africa’s fastest-growing economies, has asked to join the BRICS bloc of emerging [...]
Rosatom To Mine Lithium in Bolivia
Via Vedomosti, a report that Rosatom will mine lithium in Bolivia, an investment estimated at $600 million: Uranium One (U1) , which is part of the state corporation Rosatom , has won a tender to [...]
What Wagner’s Mutiny Means for Its Sprawling African Business Empire
Courtesy of Bloomberg, an article on how the Russian mercenary group’s commercial network in the Central African Republic is set to come under pressure: The two men, rifles strapped to their backs, [...]
From Ghana to Zambia: 31 African Cities To Exceed 5M People by 2040
Via McKinsey, a look at the 31 African cities projected to exceed 5m people by 2040: According to a recent McKinsey report, by 2040, there will be 31 cities in Africa with populations in excess of [...]
Rwanda’s Push to be Africa’s Financial Hub Attracts Leading Fintech Startups
Via Semafor, a look at Rwanda’s push to be Africa’s financial hub by attracting leading fintech startups: KIGALI, Rwanda – Two of Africa’s biggest fintech players are expanding their [...]
The Emerging Contours of Saudi-Emirati Competition in Southeast Asia
Courtesy of The Diplomat, an article on the two gulf states’ growing diplomatic and economic outreach to southeast Asia: Early last month, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, the president of the United Arab [...]

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WILDCATS AND BLACK SHEEP
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.