China-North Korea Truck Trade May Fully Resume In 1 Month, Along With Tourism
Via South China Morning Post, a report that China-North Korea truck trade may fully resume in 1 month, along with tourism: North Korea may reopen its border with China as early as next month to fully [...]
Paul Kagame, Crystal Ventures, and Rwanda’s New Economic Diplomacy
Courtesy of The Africa Report, a look at how – over the past two years – Rwanda has been aggressively expanding its businesses, including the commercial wing of President Paul [...]
Africa’s ‘Warlords’ Are Actually Savvy, Globalized Business Managers
Via World Politics Review, commentary on the business and managerial acumen of Africa’s ‘warlords’: In most Hollywood films that use civil wars in Africa as a plot device, the [...]
India-Financed Sittwe Port Opens in Myanmar, Countering China’s Connectivity Projects
Via India Today, an article on the opening of Indian-financed Sittwe Port in Myanmar: The strategic Sittwe Port in Myanmar was jointly inaugurated by Indian Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and [...]
U.S. Eyes Mideast-India Transport Network To Counter China
Courtesy Nikkei Asia, a report on U.S. talks with Saudi Arabia, India and the United Arab Emirates about a massive transport infrastructure project as Washington steps up engagement with the Middle [...]
How Big is China’s Footprint in Southeast Asia’s Telecom Sector?
Courtesy of The Diplomat, an article on the extent to which Southeast Asia’s governments are willing to engage with Chinese firms, and the risks they perceive in doing so, vary widely: Because [...]

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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.