Fuel Shortages Threatens Rural Crisis in Laos
June 3rd, 2022 Via The Diplomat, an article on the crisis threatening Laos: Today, the Vientiane Times, Laos’ state-run English daily, published an alarming article examining the impact that the country’s [...]
Uzbekistan: A Bright Star Among Frontier Markets
June 1st, 2022 Via Via Obris Invest, commentary on Uzbekistan: Uzbekistan is a stand out among frontier markets today, and even more so compared to several of  its’ neighboring former USSR republics. In this [...]
Mongolia Looks to Fuel Russia and China by Rail
June 1st, 2022 Via Foreign Policy, an article on critical rail routes that Mongolia is aiming to finish by end of 2022: After a tumultuous and contested decade of politicking around the potential security [...]
Why Is Google Laying A Subsea Internet Cable In Africa?
May 29th, 2022 Via Quartz, an article on why Google is laying a subsea internet cable in Africa: Big tech companies from Silicon Valley tend to focus most business attention in the US and Europe where they make the [...]
5G In Africa
May 29th, 2022 Via Quartz Africa, a report on which countries have rolled out 5G in Africa: When Ethiopia announced on May 9 that it was launching trials for its first 5G mobile network in its capital, it joined [...]
Digital Delivery Transforms African Trade
May 27th, 2022 Courtesy of The Financial Times (subscription required), an article on how technology and a ‘few to many’ model are reinventing the informal sector’s supply chain: Nancy Auma, a 35-year-old [...]

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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.