What China Wants in Panama: More Trade, Projects and Influence
January 15th, 2025 Via the New York Times, a report on Beijing’s efforts to expand its reach in Panama which have hit several obstacles, in part because of American pressure: There was talk of a high-speed rail line [...]
Panama Wants to Preserve U.S. Alliance, but Trump Could Push It Closer to China
January 15th, 2025 Courtesy of the New York Times, a look at how President-elect Donald J. Trump’s threat to take back the Panama Canal may be posturing, but it could dampen the Panamanian government’s wish to [...]
Despite Barrick’s Woes, Miners Unlikely To Quit The Sahel
January 15th, 2025 Via The Africa Report, a report on why – despite Barrick’s woes – miners are unlikely to quit the Sahel: The Mali junta is seizing control over its mineral wealth, perhaps freeing up [...]
A Spymaster Sheikh Controls a $1.5 Trillion Fortune. He Wants to Use It to Dominate AI
January 15th, 2025 Via Wired, an article on Tahnoun bin Zayed al Nahyan—the UAE’s chess-obsessed, jiujitsu-loving intelligence chief—controls vast sums of sovereign wealth. America’s AI giants are scrambling [...]
Dubai’s Chocolate Diplomacy
January 15th, 2025 Via Modern Diplomacy, a report on the Dubai Chocolate Bar which – starting from early 2024 – has been an internet and social media phenomenon: Starting from early 2024, the internet has [...]
Stakes Rise in Southeast Asia’s Casino Race as Singapore’s Rivals Place Bets
January 14th, 2025 Via Nikkei Asia, a look at how growing casino industries in Thailand and Philippines are threatening Singapore’s regional leadership in the space: When Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands (MBS) [...]

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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.