Delivery App Hugo Crushed Uber in El Salvador, But Is Now Shutting Down
Via Rest of World, a look at the rise and fall of a local delivery app in El Salvador: From the moment it launched in 2017, Hugo, a last-mile delivery service that offered users everything from food [...]
CPEC, Regional Connectivity And Afghan Stability
Via Eurasia Review, commentary on CPEC, regional connectivity in Central Asia, And Afghan stability: The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a centrepiece initiative of China’s Belt and [...]
World Bank Projects Impressive Growth For Senegal In 2023
Via Quartz, an article noting that – while the World Bank projects growth in most African nations such as Senegal – critical economies like Nigeria, South Africa, and Kenya will record a [...]
Emerging Markets Could Hold Key To Growth In Face Of Macroeconomic Storms
Via World Economic Forum, an article on how emerging markets may hold the growth to many Western businesses’ growth in the face of a tough 2023: Despite a volatile cocktail of macroeconomic and [...]
Uganda Turns To Turkey To Build Railway After Chinese Talks Collapse
Via Quartz, a report that Uganda has turned to Turkey to build its railway after talks with Chinese firms fell through: Uganda has canceled all contractual work it signed with China Harbour [...]
Total Eren and Ecopetrol To Build Solar Project In Colombia
Via Power Technology, a report that Total Eren and Ecopetrol plan to jointly build a solar project in Colombia: Colombian energy company Ecopetrol has partnered with Total Eren to build a solar [...]

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WILDCATS AND BLACK SHEEP
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.