Why China Will Not Rebuild Syria
Via East Asia Forum, commentary on growing unlikelihood that China will rebuild Syria: A decade since the start of the Syrian civil war, debate on the conflict is shifting toward the rebuilding of [...]
Central Asia Confronts Obstacles On Path To Warm-Water Port
Via Eurasianet, a report on Central Asia’s efforts to find access to a warm-water port: A top trade priority for Central Asian leaders is access to a warm-water port. Whether they succeed any [...]
The Economics of the China-India-Sri Lanka Triangle
Via The Diplomat, a look at the economic dimension of Sri Lanka’s struggle to balance between China and India: Sri Lanka’s relationship with China has been a controversial discussion during the [...]
$1 Billion Investment to Revamp Mining In The DRC, Build Electric Vehicle Supply Chain
Via SportTechie, an article on a planned large-scale investment in the DRC: BlueTech Investments, a private equity firm led by Hall of Fame basketball player Dikembe Mutombo, is investing $1 billion [...]
How Afghanistan’s President Helped His Brother Secure Lucrative Mining Deals with a U.S. Contractor
Via OCCRP, a report on President Ghani’s involvement in a special mining license issued to his family member: With the stroke of a pen, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani put his sibling into the [...]
Who Will Control Iran’s Chabahar: India Or China?
Via Eurasia Review, an interview with Behrouz Aghaei, Director General, Ports and Maritime Department, Sistan-Baluchestan province of Iran on Chabahar: Iran calls Chabahar port the “Gate 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.