Orbán Turns To China To Boost Recession-Hit Hungary
Courtesy of The Financial Times, an article on Hungary, which has captured more than a quarter of Chinese capital flowing into Europe since 2022: Viktor Orbán has turned Hungary into the main home [...]
DRC’s Gecamines Offers $1M To Block Chinese Deal with Cobalt Miner Chemaf
Via Reuters, a report on a contested DRC mining project: Chemaf cash crunch worsens as Norinco deal stalls US officials say alternative to Norinco must be found, source says Gecamines says [...]
The Global North and South Need a New Industrial Pact
Courtesy of The Diplomat, commentary that – to truly counter China’s Belt and Road – the G-7 needs a new development business model with the Global South: As the world economy fractures [...]
Emerging Markets: Holding Reins of Future Growth and Future of Multilateralism
Via the IMF, commentary on how emerging markets hold both the reins of future growth and the keys to the future of multilateralism: As advanced economies turn increasingly inward, emerging markets [...]
Why Did Iraq Suspend a $10 Billion Deal With China?
Via The Diplomat, a look at how the decision to stall a massive oil-for-infrastructure agreement marks a turning point in Middle East power dynamics: In a significant geopolitical development, [...]
Central Asia Investing in Itself
Courtesy of The Diplomat, a look at how – while foreign investment has long been a focus for Central Asia – regional countries are now increasingly investing within the region itself: [...]

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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.