A Trumpian Policy for Africa
Courtesy of Foreign Affairs, commentary on shat the continent stands to gain from a transactional White House: When he returns to the White House, Donald Trump, the U.S. president-elect, will take [...]
How a Country’s Economy Was Siphoned Dry
Courtesy of the New York Times, a look at how Bangladesh’s currency was battered by what the new head of the central bank says was the looting of the banks under the deposed prime minister: The new [...]
Mapping Afghanistan’s Untapped Natural Resources
Via Al Jazeera, a report on Afghanistan’s untapped natural resources: Deep beneath the ground in one of the world’s poorest countries sits at least $1 trillion of untapped mineral resources, [...]
Apple To Offer Indonesia $1B in Investment
Via Nikkei Asia, a report that Apple plans to offer Indonesia $1bn in investment to end the country’s iPhone 16 sales ban: Indonesian Minister of Investment Rosan Roeslani has said tech giant [...]
China Deepens Its Engagement With Taliban-Ruled Afghanistan
Courtesy of The Diplomat, a look at China’s vastly increased economic engagement with Afghanistan as it eyes a new node in the Belt and Road Initiative: On August 15, 2021, the Taliban took [...]
Critical Metals Key to Deepening South Korea-Kyrgyzstan Relations
Via The Diplomat, a report on growing relations between South Korea and Kyrgyzstan: Hours before he declared martial law in a shocking televised address, South Korea President Yoon Suk-yeol held [...]

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WILDCATS AND BLACK SHEEP
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.