China’s EV Strategy
September 21st, 2022 Via Asia Power Watch, an interesting look at China’s EV strategy: According to the successive Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports, transportation is a major polluter with [...]
Laos and New Silk Road: On Track To Dependence on China?
September 20th, 2022 Via Der Spiegel, a report on how Laos’ new high-speed rail connection connecting the capital to China is a boon for many but is it a luxury it can really afford? They are all gathered in front [...]
Uganda Confirms Mega Pipeline Project Despite European Criticism
September 20th, 2022 Via The Africa Report, an article on Uganda’s determination to proceed with an oil pipeline mega-project despite European criticism: Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni announced on 16 [...]
Indonesia’s Unexpected Success Story
September 20th, 2022 Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on how Indonesia’s economy is prospering despite the sense of crisis elsewhere: In 2013, the US investment bank Morgan Stanley dubbed Indonesia as one [...]
Iran, Qatar Sign World’s Largest Saffron Trade Agreement
September 20th, 2022 Via the Iran Project, a report on a new trade agreement between Iran and Qatar: The largest trade agreement in the field of saffron between Iran and Qatar was signed in the presence of political and [...]
Argentina Formalizes Its BRICS Membership Application
September 20th, 2022 Via MercoPress, a report on Argentina’s BRICS application: Argentina has sent a BRICS’ formal membership application to Chinese authorities this week. Beijing since last June current [...]

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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.