China Consortium To Develop Lithium Deposits In Bolivia
Via Nikkei Asia, an article on a Chinese consortium’s plans to develop lithium deposits in Bolivia: The Bolivian government has chosen a Chinese consortium led by battery giant Contemporary [...]
U.S. To Launch Talks On Economic Partnership With 11 Western Hemisphere Nations
Via The Washington Post, a report on US plans to begin discussions on regional economic cooperation with 11 Latin American nations: The Biden administration said Friday that it would begin [...]
Nigeria Bets On Chinese-Funded Port To Drive Economic Growth
Via AP News, a report on Nigeria’s Chinese-built and -funded $1.5 billion deep seaport in the commercial hub of Lagos which authorities hope will help grow the West African nation’s [...]
EU Lines Up 70 Projects To Rival China’s Belt and Road Infrastructure Spending
Via Politico, a report on – in its effort to take on China’s BRI – recent EU decisions to prioritize 70 international infrastructure projects: The European Union’s riposte to [...]
China’s Mining Ambitions In Afghanistan Haunted By Militants
Courtesy of Nikkei Asia, a look at how ISIS-K has stepped up threats and attacks in Afghanistan as Beijing eyes the nation’s oil and copper: Escalating threats from Islamist militants are [...]
China in Afghanistan: Rare Opportunity or Poisoned Chalice?
Via Geopolitical Futures, commentary on China’s interest and role in Afghanistan: The foreign ministers of China and Afghanistan spoke for nearly an hour on Jan. 22 about Afghanistan’s [...]

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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.