Reimagining Economic Growth In Africa: Turning Diversity Into Opportunity
Courtesy of the McKinsey Global Institute, a new report on economic growth in Africa: Africa’s economy downshifted over the last decade, yet half of its people live in countries that have thrived [...]
Turkmenistan Steps Up Its Effort to Become an International Transit Hub
Via The Jamestown Foundation, a look at Turkmen efforts to become an international transit hub: For most of its just over 30 years of independence, Turkmenistan has been left out of discussions on [...]
Will Russia Commit to North Korea Connections?
Courtesy of The Diplomat, a look at whether – – Russia will commit to the infrastructure links necessary to cement Moscow and Pyongyang’s growing trade, energy, and security [...]
6 Swing States Deciding the Future of Geopolitics
Courtesy of Foreign Policy, a look at six middle powers of the global South: Last month, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made a rare foray out of Ukraine, spending almost one week in Jeddah, [...]
Angola: Private-Sector Agriculture Partnerships Key To Diversification
Courtesy of The Africa Report, an article on Angola’s efforts to diversify its economy: Agricultural partnerships between the state and private sector are crucial to diversifying Angola’s [...]
China-Kazakh Energy Deal
Via KazInform, a report on a deal between the China National Petroleum Corp. and Kazakhstan’s Samruk-Kazyna Group for the joint development of the oil and gas industry in Kazakhstan. CNPC will help [...]

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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.