Chinese BRI Investment Isn’t All Bad—or Good
March 2nd, 2021 Courtesy of Foreign Policy, commentary on how – as Sri Lanka shows – when it comes to Chinese debt, small states have agency and great powers have responsibilities: In the last few [...]
China’s African Belt & Road Initiative May Not Be What You Think It Is
March 2nd, 2021 Via Silk Road Briefing, an OpEd on China’s Belt and Road Initiative: China’s moves into Africa are in fact a great case study into how the Belt & Road Initiative actually works. While [...]
Qataris Invited To Explore Investment Opportunities In Uzbekistan
March 1st, 2021 Via The Peninsula, an article on an invitation to Qatari businessmen to explore investment opportunities in Uzbekistan: Deputy Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan H E Furqat Sidikov has invited Qatari [...]
The World Bank Wants Greater Competition in Ethiopia’s Telecom Sector Plans
March 1st, 2021 Via Quartz, a report on how the World Bank wants greater competition in Ethiopia’s telecom sector plans: The Ethiopian government’s latest plans to open up its telecommunications sector and enter [...]
In the Caspian Region, China Is Just Getting Started
March 1st, 2021 Via The Frontier Post, an article on China’s growing influence in Central Asia and the Caspian region: The collapse of the Soviet Union allowed China to envision a land-based trade and energy [...]
How Egypt Benefits From Gas Agreement With Israel
March 1st, 2021 Via Al Monitor, an article on Egypt and Israel’s recent agreement to establish a pipeline connecting Israel’s offshore Leviathan natural gas field to the liquified natural gas terminal in [...]

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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.