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 [...]
Indonesia’s Digital Market Could Grow to $300B In Next 3 Years
May 28th, 2021 Via CNBC, an article on Indonesia’s technology market which could grow to between $200 billion and $300 billion in size the coming years: Indonesia’s technology market is at an inflection point [...]
‘Deal Of The Century’ Falls Flat As Telecoms Bidders Shun Ethiopia
May 28th, 2021 Via African Business, an article on Ethiopia’s telecoms licence sale which was expected to garner wide interest, but only two consortia placed bids: Ethiopia’s telecoms industry, the largest [...]

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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.