Sri Lanka’s Economic Struggles Will Deepen Its Reliance on Foreign Funds
November 9th, 2021 Via STRATFOR (subscription required), a look at Sri Lanka’s economic challenges ahead: Sri Lanka’s increasing reliance on China and India for financial aid and investment will risk triggering [...]
Ethiopian Airlines’ Plan to Dominate African Skies
November 4th, 2021 Via The East African, an article on Ethiopian Airlines’ plan to dominate African skies: Ethiopian Airlines is establishing its presence in more than six African countries through a management role [...]
Will China Save The Afghan Economy?
November 3rd, 2021 Via The Middle East Institute, a report on Afghanistan’s future economic possibilities and China’s role therein: Afghanistan’s economy is collapsing. The Taliban’s forceful seizure of [...]
Saudi Wealth Fund Weighs Deal to Form Mobile Towers Giant
November 3rd, 2021 Via Bloomberg, a report on a potential cellular towers transaction in Saudi Arabia: The Public Investment Fund is weighing a deal to combine the mobile phone infrastructure of Saudi Telecom [...]
Laos Expected to Earn $190M From Bitcoin Mining in 2022
November 3rd, 2021 Via Bitcoin Magazine, a report on Laos’ projected bitcoin related revenues: Laos is reportedly expected to earn approximately $190 million in 2022 from bitcoin mining activities in the country. [...]
North Korea’s Struggle With Climate Change
November 2nd, 2021 Courtesy of The Diplomat, a report on North Korea’s climate change challenges: North Korea is at a crossroads. Its already weak economy continues to suffer as a result of the ongoing pandemic [...]

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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.