Railing Central Asia Into The World Economy
Via The Geopolitics, commentary on the potential that railway linkages offer Central Asia: If there is one key to unlocking the doors of any economy, it is certainly a railway. Since its invention [...]
Chile’s Move To Control Lithium Alarms Industry
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on how Chile’s move to control lithium is alarming industry players, allowing Australia, Argentina and African countries to benefit as Santiago moves [...]
Taking The High Road: India’s Himalayan Infrastructure Drive Counters China
Via Terra Daily, a look at how India is taking on China in the race to build infrastructure in the Himalaya: Freshly laid roads, bridges, upgraded military camps, and new civilian infrastructure dot [...]
Mexico’s Brew Coup: The Real Reason Bud Light Sales Are Plunging
Courtesy of The Washington Post, an interesting look at Mexico’s global dominance in the beer market: After the Great Recession, the Dutch had a solid grip on the global beer market, powered by [...]
The Geopolitics of Technology in Indonesia
Courtesy of The Diplomat, a look at the geopolitics of technology in Indonesia, where there are signs of sharpening strategic competition in technology-intensive sectors such as battery [...]
Rwanda: The Singapore of Africa?
Via TechSafari, commentary on Rwanda: When you think about Rwanda, what probably comes to mind is the Genocide against the Tutsi. In one of the worst humanitarian disasters in world history, the 1994 [...]

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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.