What Africa’s Telecom Sector Is Doing With Its Booming Global Funding
Via Quartz, a look at what Africa’s telecom sector is doing with its booming global funding: Telecom and tech companies in Africa are reaching new milestones, capitalizing on renewed [...]
Suez Closure Brightens the Future of China’s New Silk Road
Via Jamestown Foundation, a look at how the recent Suez closure brightened the future of China’s New Silk Road: On March 23, the 240,000-ton, 1,312 feet long (399 meters) Panama-flagged MV [...]
North Korea Has Asia’s Hottest Currency
Via Asia Times, a report on how – if Chinese border traders reflect market reality – the won is up 33% against the yuan and 18% to the buck in three short weeks: Something weird recently [...]
In Rural Vietnam, Facebook Finds A New Approach To Growth
Via Nikkei Asia, a report on Facebook’s bet on chat-based e-commerce and online video in Vietnam and beyond: Facebook is taking lessons from rural Vietnam as part of its advertising business [...]
Solar Investors Bet On DRC
Via African Business, a report on two major solar energy projects in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Two major solar energy projects have been announced in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) [...]
Kabul New City: Afghanistan’s Forgotten Development Dream
Via The Diplomat, a look at a planned Afghanistan mega-project that was put on hold under the previous government and, which if not kickstarted soon, Kabul city could be left uninhabitable: Kabul [...]

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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.