Bangladesh at 50
Via Project Syndicate, a review of Bangladesh at 50, nation that has gone from being what Henry Kissinger called a “basket case” to a case study in rapid economic development, buoyed by a large [...]
China’s Submarine Digital Fiber Optic Belt And Road
Via Silk Road Briefing, a look at China’s submarine digital fiber optic Belt and Road: While a great deal of China’s Belt and Road Initiative infrastructure can be seen, with port [...]
Saudi Aramco to Prioritize Energy Supply to China for 50 Years
Via Al Awsat, a report on Saudi Aramco’s commitment to support China’s energy future: Saudi Aramco will ensure China’s energy security remains its highest priority for the next 50 years [...]
Egypt: China, The West, and Its Megaprojects
Via the Belt & Road News, an article on the Egyptian building boom under way as President el-Sisi seeks to modernize and transform the Middle East’s most populous country: China is joining the [...]
Laos Grants 25-Year Power Grid Concession to Chinese-Majority Firm
Via The Diplomat, an article on a deal which deepens China’s involvement in the Lao government’s goal of transforming itself into the “battery of Southeast Asia”: Earlier this week, the [...]
China’s Interests Going Up In Flames In Myanmar
Via Asia Times, an article on the impact of Myanmar’s coup on Chinese investments in the country: When unknown assailants torched at least ten Chinese-financed factories in Yangon’s Hlaing [...]

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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.