The Chinese Companies Trying To Buy Strategic Islands
Courtesy of The Financial Times, an article on the small businesses from China which are scouring the globe for important strips of land: Three years ago, Xu Changyu made his first attempt to get his [...]
Ghana – Quiet, But Rising
Via the Realistic Optimist, a look at Ghana: While not the largest African country by size nor by population, Ghana is a country of symbols. Ghana was home to the powerful Ashanti Empire, and was [...]
TAPI’ng Out?
Via The Diplomat, commentary that the  Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) pipeline project seems to have far more going against it than pushing in its favor: India has restarted efforts [...]
Mongolia Highlights ‘New Recovery Policy’ at Economic Forum
Via The Diplomat, an article on Mongolia’s new economy recovery plan: On April 7 and 8, Mongolia held its Economic Forum, which has been canceled for the past two years due to COVID-19. One key [...]
Somalis Changed Face of Money Transfers Worldwide
Via Quartz, an article on how Somalis changed the face of money transfers worldwide: Somalia’s money transfer market is one of the most developed in the world, characterized by a large diaspora [...]
Massive Investments in Guyana’s Oil and Gas Industry
Via Merco Press, a report on massive investments in Guyana’s oil and gas industry by Exxon-Mobil Exxon Mobil is investing heavily off the coast of Guyana expecting future production of some 1,2 [...]

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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.