Emirati Billionaire To Invest $20B in U.S. Data Centers
Via Reuters, an article on an Emirati billionaire’s plans to invest $20 bln in US data centers: Emirati billionaire Hussain Sajwani promised a $20 billion investment in the booming U.S. data [...]
China’s Foreign Minister Begins Africa Tour as Western Influence Wanes
Via Semafor, a report on the upcoming African visit of China’s Foreign Minister: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi began a week-long tour of African nations as Beijing seeks to bolster ties to [...]
Namibia Seeks Investment in Nuclear Power From China
Via Bloomberg, a look at China’s interest in Namibia’s uranium sector: Nation wants to boost its role in global clean energy push China’s top diplomat is in Namibia as part of Africa [...]
Emeralds for Sale: The Taliban Look Below Ground to Revive the Economy
Courtesy of the New York Times, an article on the Taliban government which is counting on Afghanistan’s bountiful gemstone and mineral resources after the loss of billions of dollars in [...]
Rare Earth In Myanmar: Economic Opportunity Or Environmental Costs?
Via Eurasia Review, a look at Myanmar’s rare earth mining industry: Myanmar’s rare earth mining industry sits at the intersection of short-term opportunity, environmental degradation, and [...]
Gabon’s Junta Gets Direct Access to $620 Million Timber Industry
Via Bloomberg, a report on Gabon’s timber industry: Timber accounts for about 3.2% of gross domestic product Junta to control 600,000 hectares of forest after the takeover The junta in Gabon, [...]

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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.