Google Invests $1bn In Indian Telco Airtel, Following Jio Stake
Via Nikkei Asia, a report on Google’s efforts to push mobile connectivity in India: Internet search group Google has invested $1 billion for a 1.28% stake in Indian telecom operator Bharti [...]
Syria Joins China’s Belt And Road Initiative
Via Silk Road Briefing, a report on Syria’s decision to join China’s BRI: Syria has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) as the country [...]
Asia’s Coffee Revolution: From Indonesia to Vietnam
Via Nikkei Asia, a report on Asia’s coffee revolution: Not a day goes by without a cup of coffee for Leo Hao, a native of Shanxi Province in China now working in Shanghai. The branding [...]
Fraud, Funding Woes and a President Who Won’t Quit: El Salvador’s Bitcoin Experiment
Via BlockWorks, a report on El Salvador’s bitcoin experiment: Four months after bitcoin became legal tender, El Salvador citizens and businesses are taking longer to adjust than the president [...]
African Roses Are U.S.-Bound as Ethiopian Growers Go Global
Via Bloomberg, a slightly dated but interesting look at Ethiopia’s move into the global cut flower market: Ethiopia’s burgeoning flower-growing industry is setting its sights on the U.S. in a [...]
Iran to Become Key Player in Energy Market in Coming Year
Via Shana Petro Information Network, commentary on Iran’s energy ambitions in 2022: The head of the Planning and Budget Organization said: “Iran, having the largest oil and gas reserves, will [...]

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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.