Dueling Ports Underline China-India BRI Rivalry
August 16th, 2017 Via Asia Times, an article on how New Delhi’s fast track development of Iran’s Chabahar port is viewed as a security threat in Pakistan and open challenge to Beijing’s BRI designs: [...]
The Real Thrust Of The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
August 16th, 2017 Via The Straits Times, a look at the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor: There is no doubt that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), with a total outlay in excess of US$62 billion (S$84.5 [...]
Post-Sanctions Sudan: A Unique Opportunity For Frontier-Market Investors?
August 16th, 2017 Via How We Made It In Africa, a look at the potential of post-sanctions Sudan: Those travelling to Sudan need to ensure they’ve downloaded all the apps they’ll require during their visit before [...]
How The Venezuelan Collapse Could Bring Down A Region
August 13th, 2017 Via Frontera News, speculation on the potential impact that Venezuela’s collapse could have upon the region: The Venezuelan government is living on borrowed time. The embattled United Socialist [...]
Six Ways Green Technology Will Be A Game Changer For Belt And Road Countries
August 13th, 2017 Courtesy of Frontera News, a look at how green tech may impact OBOR nations: A digital Belt and Road? The Belt and Road initiative promises massively increased interconnectivity across Eurasia and [...]
Nurly Zhol: Kazakhstan’s Own Belt & Road Initiative Takes Hold
August 13th, 2017 Via Frontera News, a look at Kazakhstan’s own Belt & Road initiative, called Nurly Zhol: Kazakhstan has paid lip service to becoming a clean energy, technology, and innovation hub in Central [...]

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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.