How Vietnam Can Disrupt China’s Dominance in EVs
Courtesy of The Diplomat, a look at how – while there is a long way to go – Vietnam has most of the ingredients it needs to be a significant player in global EV supply chains. Vietnam has [...]
Bolivia’s Natural Gas Dreams Are Fading
Via IPS News, a report on Bolivia’s fading natural gas dreams: One of the largest natural gas reservoirs in South America is showing signs of decline and the hopeful expectations that emerged in [...]
Kenya: Poised to Become the ‘Singapore of Africa’
Courtesy of Bloomberg, commentary on how Africa’s growth is an opportunity for multinational corporations, and Kenya – its seventh-most-populous nation – is well-positioned to take [...]
Cash-Strapped Taliban Selling Tickets To Ruins of Buddhas It Blew Up
Courtesy of The Washington Post, an interesting look at how the Taliban are now selling tickets to ruins of Buddhas it blew up to generate income: The three Taliban soldiers gazed down at the gaping [...]
Apple Got Rich in China. Other Asian Markets Offer The Next ‘Golden Opportunity’
Via CNN, a look at how other Asian markets offer the next ‘golden opportunity’ for Apple: Apple launched an online store in Vietnam this week, in another nod to the growing importance of emerging [...]
Tensions Flare in Ancient Thai City Over New Chinese-Backed High-Speed Railway Development
Courtesy of The China-Global South Project, a fascinating article about a bitter dispute underway in the ancient Thai city of Ayutthaya over the risks posed by a new Chinese-backed high-speed railway [...]

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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.