India Gaining Foothold In Central Asia As Iran’s Chabahar Port Attracts New Foreign Partners
Via Eurasian Times, an article on the Chabahar Port which is close to Pakistan’s Gwadar Port that is being developed by China as part of its China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, which links it to the [...]
Lebanon’s Concrete Cartel
Via Foreign Policy, a look at how business interests prevent Lebanon from rebuilding its infrastructure, government, and economy: Even after decades, the international community still has not quite [...]
China’s Footprints in Kazakhstan’s Oil and Gas Industry
Via The Diplomat, an article on Beijing’s pursuit of shifting its trade and energy dependencies from sea to land: In the long term, Kazakhstan is the most important partner for China’s strategic [...]
The Source of The Taliban’s Money
Via The Conversation, a report on where the Taliban get their money: The Taliban militants of Afghanistan have grown richer and more powerful since their fundamentalist Islamic regime was toppled [...]
China and Afghanistan In A Belt & Road Context
Via Asia Power Watch, an article on China’s economic influence in Afghanistan in a Belt & Road context: As the historic intra-Afghan negotiations continue and the withdrawal of US troops is [...]
Pakistan Leads South Asia in Infrastructure Investments; Among Top 5 in the World
Via South Asia Investor Review, a look at Pakistan’s infrastructure investment: Pakistan led South Asia region and ranked 4th in the world in infrastructure investment commitments in the first [...]

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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.