Pakistan’s CPEC Obsession: Boon Or Bane?
Via Eurasia Review, commentary on CPEC: Since its inception, the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has evoked a lot of interest among the policymakers, analysts, and strategists around the [...]
Covid’s Impact On African Countries’ Plans to Fuel Economic Growth with Oil and Gas
Via Quartz, an article on Covid’s impact upon several African countries’ plans to fuel economic growth with oil and gas: When coronavirus forced the world into lockdown, it punched a hole in [...]
The Digital Silk Road
Via Forbes, a report on China’s efforts to build a digital Silk Road: The Digital Silk Road is one of the flagship projects in China’s Belt & Road Initiative The Digital Silk Road As [...]
Pakistan Seeks Relief From China Over Belt and Road
Courtesy of The Financial Times (subscription required), a report on Pakistan’s efforts to renegotiate repayment after claiming costs of power plants were inflated Pakistan is trying to [...]
Perspectives on North Korea’s Economy
Via North Korean Economy Watch, commentary on the current state of North Korea’s economy: Sanctions and Covid-19 have fused together to put the North Korean economy in what can only reasonably [...]
The China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Transport Corridor Stretches Further Into China
Via The Diplomat, an article on the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Transport Corridor which is in use and has great potential, but the middle section through Kyrgyzstan still transports cargo via [...]

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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.