Archive for February, 2010

Brazil’s Major Rivers: The Torrential Flow of The Amazon And Of Foreign Capital
February 2nd, 2010

Courtesy of Riches Among The Ruins, an interesting look at Brazilian capital flows.  As the article notes: “…Brazil now has two major rivers; the Amazon, which flows out through the northern rainforest, and the even more torrential flow of foreign capital. In an effort to stem the flood, which is driving the value of the […]

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An Indian Tiger Loose In Africa?
February 2nd, 2010

Via Energy Daily, a look at India’s renewed efforts to secure an economic foothold in Africa in a new scramble with China for the continent’s resources, recently signing energy deals with top oil producers Angola and Nigeria.  As the article notes: “…India has lagged behind China’s aggressive courting of African nations to secure rights to […]

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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.

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