An Oil Pipeline Between North Korea and China Raises Nuclear Concerns
Via NK News, an article on a pipeline for crude oil between China and the DPRK: North Korea fired its way back into international headlines in March when it launched two short-range ballistic [...]
Trouble With Emerged Markets?
Courtesy of The Financial Times, interesting commentary on emerging markets which may not be as fast a growth story as people think: In 2016 I joined a group of professional investors who travelled [...]
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor: Hard Reality Greets BRI’s Signature Initiative
Via the Council on Foreign Relations, an article on how China’s Belt and Road Initiative’s flagship project in Pakistan is struggling to fulfill China’s hopes: During an April 2015 [...]
Dubai, The Business Capital of Africa?
Via Middle East Eye, a report on Dubai’s growing relationship with Africa: For hundreds of years, the business capitals of Africa were in Europe – in London, Paris, Berlin and Lisbon. [...]
China’s Central Asian Rail Investment Does Not Add Up
Via The Diplomat, a report on China’s modest investment in Central Asian railways: Much has been made of China’s Belt and Road policy and the supposed economic benefits for Central Asia. A [...]
China, With $400 Billion Iran Deal, Deepens Influence in Mideast
Courtesy of The New York Times, a look at a new agreement between China and Iran that calls for heavy Chinese investments in Iran over 25 years in exchange for oil: China agreed to invest $400 [...]

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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.