Saudi Arabia Opens Economic Zone In Push For Foreign Investment
November 1st, 2022 Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on Saudi Arabia decision to open an economic zone in push for foreign investment: Saudi Arabia has unveiled its first integrated economic zone as it seeks [...]
Pakistan, China Aim To Jump-Start Belt and Road Plans in Key Talks
October 31st, 2022 Courtesy of Nikkei Asia, a look at Pakistan and China’s efforts aim to jump-start Belt and Road plans in key talks: Pakistan and China sought to revive Belt and Road projects in the South [...]
DRC: Battleground of Proxy War Over Precious Resources
October 31st, 2022 Courtesy of the Financial Times, an article on how the DRC became the battleground of a proxy war over precious resources: Some residents of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo simply call [...]
BRI’s Digital Silk Road
October 28th, 2022 Via IISS China, an incredible mapping tool to follow the Digital Silk [...]
Saudi Arabia and China Agree On Coordinating Investments in BRI States
October 28th, 2022 Via Zawya.com, a report that Saudi Arabia and China have agreed on coordinating investments in BRI states: Saudi Arabia and China agreed Wednesday on jointly coordinating investments in the [...]
‘Mexico of the Middle East’: Can Jordan Become A Nearshoring Hub?
October 28th, 2022 Via Middle East Eye, an article on Jordan’s potential as a nearshoring hub: A dusty 40-minute drive southeast of Amman brings you to a patch of desert where a sprawling complex of blue [...]

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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.