Why A Chinese Ship’s Arrival In Sri Lanka Caused Alarm In India and The West
Via NPR, an article on why a Chinese ship’s arrival in Sri Lanka has caused alarm in India and the West: It all began 20 years ago, when China loaned Sri Lanka more than $1 billion to build a [...]
Afghanistan Shows The Limits of China’s Belt and Road
Via Nikkei Asia, an article on China’s challenges in engaging Afghanistan: A decade ago, Peking University international studies professor Wang Jisi set the conceptual foundation for what would [...]
Uzbekistan and China Push Bilateral Relations To New Level
Via Times of Central Asia, a report on growing relations between Uzbekistan and China: China and Uzbekistan on August 18 pledged to strengthen bilateral cooperation in various fields and boost [...]
China Funds Solomon Islands’ Telecoms Deal After Signing Security Deal
Courtesy of the Financial Times, a report on China’s investment into the Solomon Islands’ telecoms sector: China’s Huawei has signed a deal to build 161 telecoms towers across the Solomon [...]
UAE Firm To Invest Billions In Emerging Markets
Via Bloomberg, a report on a UAE firm’s aggressive investment plans for select emerging markets: International Holding Co. plans to invest billions of dollars in markets including Indonesia, [...]
Egypt: Sisi’s House of Cards?
Via Foreign Policy, commentary on the Egyptian President’s spending on projects of questionable value while his people are suffering: On Sunday, a horrific fire at a Coptic church in greater [...]

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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.