Cuba Legalizes Private Businesses, With Key Caveats
June 7th, 2021 Via STRATFOR (subscription required), a report on Cuba’s recent privatization initiatives: Cuba’s decision to allow private sector involvement in additional areas of the economy represents a [...]
A New Capital In The Egyptian Desert: Sisi’s Military Model For The Economy
June 7th, 2021 Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on Egypt where some feel the army’s increased involvement is crowding out the private sector and scaring away foreign investors: Egyptian president Abdel [...]
China’s Economic Interest In Afghanistan After The U.S Withdrawal
June 7th, 2021 Via Modern Diplomacy, a report on China’s economic interest in Afghanistan: As a large and emerging peaceful power, China needs peace and stability in its neighborhood. Because uncertainty has [...]
China’s Success will Lead to Central Asia’s Success
June 5th, 2021 Via Belt and Road News, an article on China’s BRI impact on Central Asia: The issue of global connectivity in many regions is a matter of survival and development. Central Asia does not have [...]
1M Ethiopians Signed Up For The Country’s First Mobile Wallet In First Week
May 30th, 2021 Via Quartz, an article on the quick update of Ethiopia’s first mobile wallet: More than 1 million cellphone subscribers in the populous African country of Ethiopia have registered for a new [...]
Angola’s Reform Plans Face Challenges
May 30th, 2021 Via African Business, a report on Angola’s reform plans: João Lourenço’s presidency was hailed as a new dawn for Angola. The former defence minister promised to stop the rot in Africa’s [...]

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WILDCATS AND BLACK SHEEP
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.