Afghanistan’s Uncertain Economic Future
January 5th, 2023 Via The Diplomat, a look at how – more than a year after the Taliban takeover – prospects for economic development in Afghanistan remain bleak: Afghanistan continues to feel the [...]
Greenland’s Green Ammonia Opportunity
January 5th, 2023 Via The Maritime Executive, a report on Norway’s H2Carrier and Greenland’s Anori plans to develop the first commercial windfarm in Greenland, with subsequent production and export of green [...]
Ecuador and China Conclude Free Trade Agreement Negotiations
January 5th, 2023 Via The Diplomat, an article on China and Ecuador’s free trade discussions: After four rounds of negotiations and dozens of technical meetings, the Chinese and Ecuadorian teams successfully [...]
Pakistan’s Nickel Potential
January 5th, 2023 Via Technology Times, a report on Pakistan’s nascent nickel industry: Pakistan has sizeable deposits of nickel. Nickel is a transitional metal that is silvery white, hard, and ductile with a [...]
Dubai Unveils $8 Billion Economic Plan
January 5th, 2023 Via Al Monitor, an article on Dubai’s new $8 billion economic plan to boost its foreign trade, sustainability and position as a tech hub: The Emirate of Dubai unveiled an ambitious economic [...]
Namibia’s Struggling Economy
January 4th, 2023 Via New Era Live, commentary on why Namibia’s economic growth remains stunted: Namibia, by all comparative standards, has got all the ingredients of a flourishing economy. It has huge deposits of [...]

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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.