Republic of Congo: A Fragile Economy Balanced on a Shark’s Back
December 22nd, 2020 Via Haikal Magazine, a look at the post–civil war boom in shark fishing that saved Congolese fishermen and their families is now drying up: As the midday heat begins to subside in the coastal city [...]
India-Iran-Uzbekistan Pursue Central Asian Connectivity
December 21st, 2020 Via The Diplomat, an article on how the Iranian port of Chabahar has the potential to shift some of the regional dynamics in India’s favor: India, Iran, and Uzbekistan have held their first [...]
China Lags as Thailand, Russia Rank Top Emerging Market Picks
December 20th, 2020 Via Bloomberg, an article on emerging market projections for 2021: Thailand and Russia are well placed to be among the emerging-market standouts that could beat expectations next year. That’s [...]
China’s Railway Through Central Asia And To The Middle East: Waiting On Kyrgyzstan
December 18th, 2020 Via Silk Road Briefing, a report on the potential of a Central Asian railway: A long held dream along the Silk Road both old and new has been a railway that links China to Central Asia and the Middle [...]
China’s Digital Silk Road Initiative: A Boon for Developing Countries or a Danger to Freedom?
December 17th, 2020 Via The Diplomat, commentary on China’s Digital Silk Road initiative: As part of China’s massive Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), Beijing launched the Digital Silk Road (DSR) in 2015 with a loose [...]
Buckling Down: China Rethinks Xi’s ‘Project Of The Century’
December 16th, 2020 Courtesy of The Financial Times, an article on how Chinese overseas lending has fallen sharply amid a reassessment of the Belt and Road Initiative: It has not taken long for the wheels to come off [...]

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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.