Laos Is Not in a Chinese ‘Debt Trap’ – But It Is in Trouble
Via The Diplomat, a report on Laos, which is disturbingly reliant on investment from China – and no one knows how much, or under what terms: China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) turns 10 this [...]
Forget U.S. Ban — TikTok is Thriving In Its Second-Biggest Market: Indonesia
Courtesy of Rest of World, an article on how TikTok Shop, the controversial app’s ambitious next phase, has caught fire in Indonesia: In the U.S., TikTok’s ambitions to level up into a shopping [...]
How Partnering With Jordan Can Help Revitalize The U.S. Semiconductor Industry
Via Forbes, commentary on how partnering with Jordan can help revitalize the U.S. semiconductor industry: Texas is the leading exporter of semiconductors in the U.S. and is in the best position to [...]
Sudan: A Market Overview in the Face of Conflict
Via GlobalEDGE, a look at Sudan as conflict rages: The two leading generals of the third largest country in Africa have clashed over the country’s vast economic and political power. So, what is [...]
Opening A Trans-Caspian Corridor
Via Geopolitical Futures, an article on the potential opening of a trans-Caspian corridor: A trans-Caspian energy and trade corridor has long captured the interest of many nations that would benefit [...]
South America Looks At Creating “Lithium OPEC”
Via Mining.com, a look at ongoing discussions over the creation of a lithium OPEC: Argentina, Chile, Bolivia and Brazil are analyzing the creation of a lithium cartel of sorts in charge of expanding [...]

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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.