Idyllic Beach Resort Run By Sri Lanka’s Bloated Military
Via the Financial Times, a report on come unusual commercial activities led by Sri Lanka’s bloated military: The Laya is much like any other three-star resort on Sri Lanka’s glistening coast. [...]
India’s $1.2 Trillion Plan to Snatch Factories From China
Via Bloomberg, an article on India’s plan to attract manufacturing activity from China: In India, half of all infrastructure projects are delayed, and one in four run over their estimated [...]
Peace and Politics: Can DRC Achieve Economic Stability?
Via The Exchange, a look at the Democratic Republic of Congo’s economic future: The underlying structural drivers of conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo have evolved. Motivations not [...]
Cameroon: Investing In Central Africa’s Melting Pot
Courtesy of The Exchange, a look at Cameroon’s investment potential: Boasting vast untapped opportunities, Cameroon is a viable investment destination with key sectors teeming with the [...]
Chad: Well Positioned To Attract More Oil Investment
Via The Exchange, an article on Chad’s petroleum sector: Over the past few years, the lack of investment in Africa’s oil and gas sector has led to a sharp decline in production. With the [...]
Fintech In Africa: The End Of The Beginning
Via McKinsey, a look at how Africa’s fintech industry is coming of age in the face of political and economic challenges: Between 2020 and 2021, the number of tech start-ups in Africa tripled to [...]

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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.