Turkmenistan Seeks to Become Gateway to the World for Landlocked States in Central Asia
Via Window on Eurasia, a report on Turkmenistan’s desire to become a gateway for landlocked countries in Central Asia: During his visit to Dushanbe last week, Turkmenistan President Serdar [...]
Washington Should Reconsider Its Economic Gameplan in Africa
Courtesy of Foreign Policy, commentary on how China, India, and the Gulf countries have pursued a combination of trade and aid the United States can learn from: Under the Biden administration, the [...]
Persian Gulf To Be Connected To Caspian Sea Via Rail In 2 Months
Via Tasnim News, an update on the rail connection between the Persian Gulf and the Caspian Sea: The managing director of Iran’s Construction and Development of Transportation Infrastructures [...]
Dubai’s DP World Signs Deals With China Seaport Companies In Latest BRI Push
Via Al Monitor, a report on new DP World agreements with China’s Ningbo-Zhoushan port that will boost its Dubai station project as part of China’s Road and Belt Initiative: Dubai’s [...]
The Shell-Backed Gas Project Poised To Profit Iran
Courtesy of The Financial Times, an article on Shell’s Iraqi joint venture which will draw power from plant whose revenues mostly flow to a Tehran-based company: An Iranian company is the biggest [...]
20 African Startups To Watch In 2023
Courtesy of The Africa Report, a ranking of 20 high potential African startups: Remember these names: In a few months, these companies will probably make headlines on news sites – specialised or [...]

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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.