China Unveils ‘Grandiose Plan’ for Central Asia
Via the Jamestown Foundation, a look at China’s forthcoming ‘Grandiose Plan’ for Central Asia: In the three decades since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Russian Federation and China [...]
Iran Discovers World’s Second Largest Lithium Reserve
Via The Cradle, commentary on a recent discovery of lithium in Iran: The Islamic Republic of Iran discovered one of the world’s largest lithium reserves, according to a report published by Press TV [...]
Africa’s Diesel Generation Boom
Via Energy Monitor, an interesting look at the fact that at least 17 African countries have so many diesel generators that their collective off-grid capacity is greater than that of the power grid [...]
Kenya: Is Ruto’s government dumping China for the West?
Courtesy of The Africa Report, a look at Kenya’s shift towards western investors and governments: Kenya is increasingly becoming a darling of the West when it comes to trade and investment, a [...]
Iraq: Key Destination For Chinese Investment
Via Geo Politics in South Asia and MENA, a report on Chinese investment in Iraq: In recent years, Iraq has become one of the leading destinations for Chinese investments in the Middle East and a [...]
North Korea’s Efforts to Monopolize Its Food Supply
Via The Diplomat, a report on North Korea’s food markets: Recently there have been reports from inside North Korea that a ban on the sale of rice and corn has been implemented in some parts of [...]

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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.