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Capitalizing On Cambodia

Courtesy of Mark Mobius’ blog, an article on Cambodia’s economic progress and investment potential: My recent visit to the enchanting Cambodia can only be described as exciting. This charming kingdom is home to the Angkor Wat, one of the most important archaeological sites in South-East Asia. The temple contains the magnificent remains of the different […]

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Geopolitics Of Laos

Via The Myanmar Times, a report on Laos: CHINA and Vietnam are the twin planks that keep Laos afloat. Barely a month goes by without leadership delegations from Beijing and Hanoi descending on Vientiane, as they both have already done this month. That these visits are invariably fruitful is no surprise. Indeed, it is hard […]

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The New Axis Of Oil: Africa & South America

Via The Oil and the Glory, an interesting article on the new axis of oil — Africa and South America.  As the article notes: “…A key new travel route for oil executives is the south Atlantic shuttle between the west coast of Africa and the east coast of South America. This is because, geologically speaking, […]

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Forget Asia: Look At Sao Tome, Guinea Bissau, Guinea Conakry, Gambia or Benin

Via The Economic Policy Journal, an interesting article on Africa’s investment potential.  As the report notes: Doug: Lobo, you were in Africa – the Congo – last time we talked. How did that go? L: I saw a lot of changes from my previous visit to the DRC in 2006. That brings up an interesting […]

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Myanmar: Golden Opportunity Or Recipe For Trouble?

Courtesy of The Financial Times, an article on Myanmar’s economic potential.  As the report notes: Over the past year as Myanmar has launched a shockingly rapid era of reform, foreign investors have descended on the country, convinced it is the next Asian tiger cub economy and that western democracies soon will lift all sanctions. In […]

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Sudans’ Oil Feud Risks Shattering a Fragile Peace

Via The New York Times, a report on the oil feud between South Sudan and Sudan which threatens stability in the region.  As the article notes: Sudan and the breakaway nation of South Sudan have been locked in an exceedingly dangerous game of brinkmanship over billions of gallons of oil, seizing tankers, shutting down wells […]

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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.