Emerging South-South Trade & Engagement: The Rise of Chimea
January 4th, 2008 Several interesting articles on the rapid emergence of South-South trade and the sudden influx of Chinese and Indian technologies representing the “browning” of African technology, which [...]
Africa: The Final Emerging Market Frontier?
January 4th, 2008 Despite the current tragedy and turmoil in Kenya, much is being written of Africa as the final emerging market frontier.  While we have been covering Africa for some time, 24/7 Wall Street offered [...]
Pakistan & Iran: IPI and More
January 4th, 2008 As noted in the Daily Times of Pakistan, Iran and Pakistan recently discussed oil and gas cooperation, with particular emphasis on the continued development of the Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) [...]
Sinopec Looks Overseas for Assets
January 4th, 2008 According to a recent report in The Wall Street Journal, China Petrochemical Corporation (Sinopec) will emphasize acquisition of foreign oil and gas assets to 2010 to build the company into an [...]
Vietnam Adds Equity Listings
January 4th, 2008 Via The Wall Street Journal, news that the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange is planning to add more than 20 listings in the first quarter, in line with government efforts to attract foreign investors.  [...]
The Thirsty Dragon Deals With Chavez
January 2nd, 2008 An interesting report in the Christian Science Monitor, detailing a new oil exploration deal between China and Venezuela – China’s largest single investment in an overseas energy project [...]

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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.