Iran and Cuba To Increase Trade and Economic Cooperation
Via the Iran Project, a report that Iran and Cuba agreed to increase trade relations through the development of joint trade and economic cooperation: Iranian Minister of Industry, Mine and [...]
The Turkish Drones Winning The Ukraine War
Courtesy of Asia Times, a report on the growing commercial and military success of Turkey’s drone industry: Few modern weapons have reached the iconic status of Turkey’s Bayraktar TB2 drone. [...]
Lao Economy Grinding to a Halt as Fuel Crisis Deepens
Via The Diplomat, a report on Laos’ economic crisis: Motorists in the Lao capital Vientiane have been forced to queue for hours at petrol stations as a fuel crisis tightens its grip, the latest [...]
Senegal: On Global Fashion’s Radar
Via Business of Fashion, an interesting look at how Dakar’s reputation as a regional fashion hub has persuaded brands like Tommy Hilfiger and Hugo Boss to expand to the capital of the West African [...]
A New Russian Gas Pipeline Is a Bad Idea for Mongolia
Via The Diplomat, an article on the Soyuz-Vostok pipeline, part of the larger Power of Siberia 2 project, which could make Mongolia even more vulnerable to pressure from its autocratic neighbors: [...]
Why Nigeria’s Biggest Telecom Companies Are Getting Banking Licenses
Courtesy of Quartz, an article on why Nigeria’s biggest telecom companies are getting banking licenses: Nigeria is increasingly liberalizing its financial services sector away from a total [...]

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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.