Will Angola’s Big Bet on Biden Backfire?
November 19th, 2024 Via The Africa Report, an article on whether Angola’s bet on the Biden Administration will backfire given the election of President Trump: President João Lourenço placed a multimillion-dollar [...]
The Cost of Tajikistan’s Melting Glaciers
November 16th, 2024 Via Emerging Europe, an article on the economic cost – and potential opportunity – presented by Tajikistan’s melting glaciers: A mountainous country with diverse topography, [...]
Mali’s Junta Escalates Fight with Mining Groups Over Profit Share
November 16th, 2024 Courtesy of The Financial Times, an article on the Malian junta’s efforts to gain a greater share of gold producers’ profits: The detention in Mali of an international mining boss and two of [...]
Saudi Arabia Signs Major Green Energy Pact With Central Asian Nations
November 16th, 2024 Via Arab News, a report on Saudi Arabia’s new major green energy pact with Central Asian nations: Saudi Arabia has signed a joint executive program with Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan [...]
China, Indonesia Sign $10 Billion in Deals as Prabowo Visits Beijing
November 16th, 2024 Via The Diplomat, a report on new Chinese investment in Indonesia, including a controversial agreement on economic activities in areas around the Natuna Islands in the South China Sea: Indonesian [...]
What A Shuttered Quarry Says About Mexico’s Investment Climate
November 16th, 2024 Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on how the forced closure of a US-owned site in Yucatán says about Mexico’s investment climate: The closure of a large US-owned limestone quarry in Mexico [...]

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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.