Why India Can’t Replace China
Via Foreign Affairs, commentary on some of the barriers to India’s next economic boom: With China’s status as the “workshop of the world” marred by rising political risks, slowing growth, [...]
Prosper Africa: US Investors In African Countries
To help support US-Africa Investment, Prosper Africa launched the US-Africa Investment map, an interactive visual tool bringing together curated US corporate and financial investments across the [...]
Sudan Strikes Deal With UAE Firms For $6B Port
Courtesy of APNews, an article on Sudan’s plans to build a new port on its Red Sea coast: Sudan’s military government signed a $6 billion preliminary agreement with two firms from the United [...]
Does Ryanair Have Libya On Its Flight Plan?
Via Business Center Tripoli Libya, a brief report that Ryanair may be exploring the possibility of serving Libya: The CEO of Irish Ryan Air, Michael O’Leary,  the largest airline in Europe in [...]
Russia, Venezuela Trade, Energy & Economic Ties On Fast Track Development
Via Russia Briefing, a look at growing economic connections between Russia and Venezuela: Russia’s trade and development strategy with Venezuela has been taking significant steps as the two [...]
A Korean Trajectory for China?
Via Project Syndicate, interesting commentary on potential economic similarities between Korea and China: China is perhaps the most notable recent case of simultaneous economic growth and increasing [...]

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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.