China Beats Tesla to Nigeria’s Lithium Riches
Courtesy of Rest of World, a report on Chinese efforts to build Nigeria’s first lithium processing plant: Kaduna, a state in Nigeria, selected China’s Ming Xin Mineral Separation Nig Ltd. to [...]
China Tensions Boost Defense Industry At Philippines’ Subic Bay
Via Nikkei Asia, an article on the growing business opportunity for Philippine entities looking to revive US defense industry activity: Rising tensions with China are creating a business opportunity [...]
‘Business As Unusual’: New Era In Ties Between China and Angola
Courtesy of The South China Morning Post, a look at the growing China/Angola relationship: Beijing was a key player in the African country’s reconstruction after decades of civil war But the [...]
China To Support Cambodia In Construction Of Sihanoukville SEZ
Via Zawya, an article on China’s recent decision to support Cambodia construct a new SEZ: China will help the construction of Sihanoukville special economic zone (SEZ) in Cambodia, a report by [...]
Mexico’s Lopez Obrador Accelerates Lithium Nationalization
Courtesy of Reuters, a report that Mexico’s President Lopez Obrador has ordered his government to step up lithium nationalization Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Saturday [...]
GSEZ: Cornerstone of Emerging Gabon
The Gabon Special Economic Zone (GSEZ) – started in 2010 as a joint venture between Olam International Ltd., the Republic of Gabon, and Africa Finance Corporation with a mandate to develop [...]

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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.