China’s BRI Adding Afghanistan?
Via Al Arabiya, a report that China may extend BRI funding to Afghanistan for infrastructure projects: The Taliban agreed with China and Pakistan to extend the Belt and Road Initiative to [...]
Finally, Rich Countries Recognize Africa’s Right to Use Gas
Courtesy of Foreign Policy, commentary on how Western-led blanket bans on gas finance stifle development, hurt climate goals, and reek of hypocrisy: In 2010, Mozambique discovered massive offshore [...]
Sudan Conflict Delivers Fresh Blow To China’s African Lending Strategy
Courtesy of The Financial Times, an article on how Beijing’s loans to Sudan are at risk just as Chinese lenders are hit by series of defaults across the continent: The conflict in Sudan has dealt a [...]
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 [...]

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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.