The Tiny Kingdom Of Bhutan Secretly Held Millions Of Dollars In Cryptocurrency
April 23rd, 2023 Courtesy of Forbes, an interesting article on how the Himalayan kingdom has quietly been dumping millions of dollars into bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies: Among the world’s most isolated [...]
The Next Superpower Battlefield Could Be Under the Sea in Africa
April 21st, 2023 Via Foreign Policy, a look at how U.S. assistance in developing tech infrastructure could help achieve Washington’s strategic and diplomatic goals by countering Russia and China: Submarine [...]
The Nigerian EV Entrepreneur Hoping To Go Head-To-Head With Tesla
April 21st, 2023 Via MIT Technology Review, an article about a Nigerian entrepreneur who started with electric retrofits of community vehicles like motorized tricycles and now aims to bring electrification to [...]
Chile’s Plan To Nationalize Lithium Supply
April 21st, 2023 Courtesy of The Financial Times, an article on the Chilean president’s plan to nationalize its lithium supply, a move that follows Mexico, Indonesia and other countries seizing greater control [...]
Where Are South Asia’s Most Vulnerable Economies Headed?
April 21st, 2023 Courtesy of STRATFOR’s Worldview, an interesting analysis of south Asia’s most vulnerable economies, namely Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and the Maldives: In the coming months and years, [...]
Massive Morocco-UK Cable Gains Financial Boost From Middle East
April 21st, 2023 Via Energy Live News, a report on a massive infrastructure project designed to bring solar power from Morocco to the UK: Xlinks, a UK-based startup that plans to build what is described as the [...]

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WILDCATS AND BLACK SHEEP
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.