Russia Agrees Significant Silk Road Projects With China
Courtesy of Russia Briefing, a report on a number of agreements signed by Russia and China related to OBOR activities: As predicted, a significant array of economic cooperation agreements were [...]
Kazakhstan Bets Big On China’s Silk Road
Via Forbes, an article on Kazakhstan’s focus on China’s OBOR initiative: The jury is still out about China’s One Belt One Road development project. But Kazakhstan isn’t too worried. [...]
North Korea’s Economy Is Growing at Its Fastest Pace Since 1999
Via Bloomberg, a report on North Korea’s economic growth: North Korea’s economy grew in 2016 at the fastest pace since 1999, helped by a recovery from a drought in 2015. Military spending, [...]
Japanese Infrastructure Deal with Bangladesh May Disrupt “Belt and Road” Initiative
Courtesy of Future Directions International, commentary on the potential impact of a recent Japanese investment in Bangladesh on China’s OBOR vision: On 29 June, the Japan International [...]
Ethiopia: An Ideal Investment Destination?
Via AllAfrica, a report on Ethiopia’s investment potential: Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has been steadily growing in Ethiopia due to the various incentives both federal and regional [...]
Turkmenistan Gas Pipeline To Reach Afghanistan Borders Soon
Via TOLO News, a report on a gas pipeline network to be established in Torghundi border town in Herat, aimed at enabling Afghan businessmen to purchase the Turkmenistan imported gas: President [...]

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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.