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Cambodia

Via The Khmer News, an interesting look at the potential offered by Cambodia today.  As the article notes: Douglas Clayton, founder of frontier market fund manager Leopard Capital, has a habit of relocating to the country he believes is on the cusp of development. Right now, his home is Cambodia. “It’s fun to be in […]

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Azerbaijan’s Pipeline To Iran

Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), details on the plans by Azerbaijan’s state-owned energy firm, SOCAR, to construct a new pipeline to export natural gas to Iran.  As the article notes: “…The report quoted the deputy head of Azerigaz, SOCAR’s natural gas subsidiary, as saying that work was in progress to construct the 200-kilometer-long (124-mile-long) Sangachal-Azadkend-Astara […]

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Something Brewing In South Africa: Adding To The BRICs?

Courtesy of The Financial Times, a detailed article on South Africa’s position as the corporate captain of Africa due to its home of more pan-African companies than any other country in Africa, and some people’s feeling that this gives it a seat at the table of the BRICs.  As the report notes: “In 1979, when […]

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Northeast Asia’s Tumen Basin Initiative

Via Northeast Asia Matters, a detailed look at the Tumen Basin which many hope will develop into a place for economic cooperation and competition. As the report notes: “…the Greater Tumen Initiative (GTI), formerly known as Tumen River Area Development Project (TRADP), being carried out under the auspices of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). […]

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Brazil’s Major Rivers: The Torrential Flow of The Amazon And Of Foreign Capital

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?

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 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.