Venezuela Seizes Stake in Oil Venture From Firm With Russia Ties
Via Bloomberg, a report that Venezuela’s state oil company seized a minority stake in a key joint oil venture with Russia ties: Venezuela’s state oil company seized a minority stake in a key [...]
Why Vietnam’s Economic Future is Bright – and Growing Brighter
Via The Diplomat, a report on how – despite some potential headwinds – Vietnam is well positioned to capitalize economically on the growing Sino-American competition: Recently, the [...]
Paraguay Calls for Taiwan To Invest $1bn To Remain Allies
Courtesy of the Financial Times, a report on Paraguay’s call for Taiwan to invest $1bn to remain allies: Paraguay’s president Mario Abdo Benítez has called on Taiwan to invest $1bn in his [...]
EBRD: Central Asia Resilient In Face of Geopolitical Turmoil
Via Times of Central Asia, a look at Central Asia’s resilience during the challenge The economies of Central Asia are showing strong resilience to the geopolitical adversities caused by [...]
Vietnam Ready For Next FDI Wave Out Of China
Via Asia Times, an article on how Vietnam has benefitted immensely from Western decoupling from China and is poised to profit more as trend gathers pace: Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Vietnam [...]
Investors Ready For Big Bounce May Find It In Africa
Via The National News, commentary on Africa’s opportunity to accelerate its growth: The Nobel Peace Laureate Desmond Tutu once said: “There comes a time when we need to stop just pulling [...]

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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.