China, US Deals and Robots Headline Saudi Arabia’s LEAP Tech Event
Via Al Monitor, a report on Saudi Arabia’s second LEAP technology event: Saudi Arabia’s second LEAP technology event on Tuesday saw a host of landmark partnerships and billion-dollar [...]
Gabon: Potential Raw Material Export Ban To Activate Value Chain Development
Courtesy of The Africa Report, an exclusive report on Gabon’s potential consideration of a raw material export ban as a means to activate their value chain development: Bans on the export of [...]
The Biggest Source Of Cobalt Outside Africa Is Now Indonesia
Via Bloomberg, a report on Indonesia’s cobalt potential: Indonesia has become the world’s second-largest cobalt producer, bolstering its bid to be a big player in the electric-vehicle supply [...]
Egypt To Sell State Stakes In 32 Firms Over Next Year
Via Reuters, a report on Egypt’s plan to sell stakes in a number of state enterprises in the next year: Egypt plans to sell stakes in at least 32 companies by the end of March 2024, Prime [...]
BRICS Reaching Out To PEAKS: The Next Wave Of Expansion
Via Modern Diplomacy, an article on the potential next wave of expansion for the BRICS: Throughout 2022 the theme of BRICS expansion has taken on notable momentum as China’s BRICS+ initiative has [...]
Zambia Seeks Western Financiers for EV Battery Project with DRC
Courtesy of The Africa Report, an article on Zambia’s search for Western financiers for EV battery project with DRC: Zambia says it will seek Western lenders for its plans to partner with the [...]

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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.