Guatemala: Fintech Capital of Hispanic America?
Via Rest of World, a report on Guatemala’s adoption of fintech: After a little while in Guatemala City, one particular thing struck me. Every venue that allowed me to pay by card also greeted [...]
Indonesia’s Maritime Ambitions
Via Frontier Post, a commentary on Indonesia’s maritime ambitions: On 26 July 2022, Indonesian President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in China. The meeting [...]
DR Congo Seeks To ‘Reclaim History’ With Economic Reforms
Courtesy of The Financial Times, an article on Democratic Republic of Congo’s ‘big, ambitious economic agenda’ backed by international lenders: The finance minister of the Democratic [...]
Has Turkmenistan’s Transition to a Market Economy Been a Success?
Via The Diplomat, an article on Ashgabat’s efforts to achieve a functioning and competitive market economy: Turkmenistan, within the Soviet Union from 1925 to 1991, existed under a system in [...]
How Sri Lanka Can Overcome Its Economic Crisis
Via The Diplomat, an article on how the Sri Lankan government could take advantage of the crisis to do things that it could never attempt before, from addressing regressive subsidies to restructuring [...]
China Taking Venezuelan Oil For Debt Offset
Via Reuters, a report that a Chinese defence firm has taken over lifting Venezuelan oil for debt offset : China has entrusted a defence-focussed state firm to ship millions of barrels of Venezuelan [...]

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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.