Sihanoukville: Future ‘Shenzhen of Cambodia’?
Via Khmer Times, a report on Sihanoukville’s economic future: After allowing the MS Westerdam and its 2,000 passengers and crew to dock at its port on February, Sihanoukville, a quiet and small [...]
India-Chabahar-Afghanistan TIR Corridor Launched
Via The Financial Tribune, a report on the launch of the Chabahar corridor: Two loaded containers were transported successfully from India’s Mumbai to Iran’s Chabahar, which exited through [...]
The Hidden Dangers of China’s Digital Silk Road
Via The National Interest, an article on signs that China’s ambitions with the Belt and Road Initiative—and all its digital components—are part of the sticky power of a new hegemony: China [...]
The Greater Caspian Region: A New Silk Road, With or Without A New Belt
Via The Atlantic Council, an interesting look at Central Asia and the new Silk Road: With the signing of a US-Taliban peace agreement, now might be a good time to look ahead to how Afghanistan might [...]
Unbuckled Belt: China’s New Silk Road Continues To Struggle
Via Forbes, a look at some bump roads along China’s BRI in Central Asia: Last year, during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Kyrgyzstan for a Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit, a [...]
Egypt Seeking Investors For Military-Run Companies
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on Egypt’s efforts to seek investors for military-run companies: Egypt wants to attract investors into backing companies owned by the country’s army [...]

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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.