USA: Ready To Expand Its Strategic Economic Footprint In Southeast Asia?
Via The Diplomat, a look at potential expansion of the U.S. economic footprint in southeast Asia: U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris landed in Manila last week, a visit which was meant to send a [...]
North Korea’s Desire for Dollars: Sign of Trouble?
Courtesy of the New York Times, a report on North Korea’s economy and desire for dollars: When Kim Jong-un, the leader of North Korea, ascended to power more than a decade ago, he repeated two [...]
Uruguay: Plotting To Poach Argentina’s Tech Sector
Courtesy of Rest of World, an interesting report on how – escaping crisis – Argentine tech workers want to recreate their home startup scene just across the river Across the world, the [...]
Gulf Family’s $300 Billion Fortune Is About More Than Oil
Courtesy of Bloomberg, an interesting report on Abu Dhabi’s Al Nahyan family which owns Manchester City Football Club, a dozen or so palaces and invested big in SpaceX and Savage X Fenty: In a [...]
Despite 6th President in 4 Years, Peru’s Economy Keeps Humming
Via McClatchy DC, commentary on Peru which – despite having its sixth president in four years – has a strong economy: When Peruvian President Dina Boluarte was sworn in on Dec. 7 as her [...]
Russia’s Proposal for a ‘Gas Union’ With Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
Via The Diplomat, an article on Russia’s efforts to find new export markets for its piped gas or users of its gas infrastructure following its invasion and Central Asian states’ fear [...]

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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.