Sudan’s First Foreign Venture Capital Investment In 30 Years
Via Impact Alpha, an article on Sudan’s first foreign venture capital investment in 30 years – $5 million for Alsoug.com: Macroeconomic, political and currency risks can make investors wary [...]
Something Strange Is Happening With North Korea’s Currency
Via Bloomberg, a report on Kim’s strange currency surge: In normal economies, currencies weaken in times of difficulty, but something counter-intuitive is happening in North Korea: the won is [...]
How Latin America Became Tech’s Next Big Frontier
Courtesy of The Financial Times, an article on how Latin America became tech’s next big frontier: Buying a used car, renting an apartment or opening a bank account: all recurring nightmares in [...]
Tech Majors Scramble for Africa’s Internet Market
Via The East African, a report on tech majors’ scramble for Africa’s internet market: Africa’s internet market is up for a major scramble as global tech corporations rush to invest [...]
North Korea: More Connected To Global Markets Than You Might Think
Via North Korean Economy Watch, a report on how North Korea is more connected to global markets than often thought: After a hiatus during the summer following my PhD defense, I now plan to get back [...]
How Morocco Transformed Itself Into A Carmaking Hub
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on how Morocco transformed itself into a carmaking hub: Each year, Moroccans buy about 160,000 new cars — a relatively small number for a population of [...]

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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.