Saudi Arabia Remains on Track To Be Fastest-Growing G-20 Economy
Via Bloomberg, a report that Saudi Arabia’s strong economic growth: Saudi Arabia’s gross domestic product expanded an annual 8.8% in the third quarter, keeping the oil-rich kingdom on track [...]
Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan’s Doomed Hopes of Using China As Hedge Against Russia
Via South China Morning Post, commentary on why Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan’s hopes of using China as hedge against Russia could be doomed: Central Asia’s increasingly tense relations with Russia [...]
Vietnamese Automaker Files for New York IPO
Courtesy of The Diplomat, a report on Vietnamese EV manufacturer VinFast’s filing for a NYSE IPO just days after it shipped its first batch of completed cars to the United States: The [...]
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 [...]

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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.