Africa’s Top CEOs: Hyped On Côte d’Ivoire
Via Quartz Africa, a look at why Africa’s top CEOs are so hyped on Côte d’Ivoire: Côte d’Ivoire is reclaiming its reputation as a top investment destination in Francophone Africa, and on the [...]
Turkey, China See Opportunity In Central Asia After Moscow’s Ukraine Invasion
Via Radio Free Europe, an article on how Turkey and China see opportunity In Central Asia after Moscow’s Ukraine invasion: Since Moscow’s February invasion of Ukraine, Central Asian [...]
Iran, Kazakhstan Inaugurate Rail Transit Route
Via Tasnim News, an article on a new rail link between Iran and Kazakhstan: A rail transit link between Iran and Kazakhstan was brought into operation on Sunday, allowing for cargo trains to freight [...]
The Backlash to Belt and Road
Courtesy of Foreign Affairs, commentary on what some term a South Asian battle over Chinese economic power: When Beijing announced its One Belt, One Road initiative five years ago, the global [...]
Perking Up: Is Huawei Set To Take On Starbucks In Coffee Push?
Via Week in China, a look at Ren Zhengfei is not a coffee drinker. But that hasn’t stopped the founder of Huawei from becoming a coffee devotee. He’s known to have joked that when he retires, he [...]
Pakistan-Afghanistan Trade Ties
Via Eurasia Review, an article on Pakistan-Afghanistan trade ties: Afghanistan and Pakistan has bilateral trade agreement known as Afghanistan – Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement (APPTA). The [...]

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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.