How Big Is CCP Inc.?
Courtesy of Foreign Policy, a look at China’s sovereign funds: One of the enduring mysteries of China’s economic rise is why the country’s extended engagement with Western capitalism and [...]
Mongolia’s Precarious Energy Security
Courtesy of The Diplomat, a report on Mongolia’s energy security, which needs to be viewed holistically, as a function of its economy, environment, and geopolitical situation: Mongolia sits in a [...]
Presidential Candidate Discloses Tehran’s Controversial Contract With China
Via Iran Wire, an article on a controversial Chinese contract with Iran: Alireza Zakani, the mayor of Tehran and a presidential candidate, revealed details of a controversial municipal contract with [...]
China Moves To Reopen Economic Ties With Libya, 13 Years After Suspending Trade
Via South China Morning Post, a report on how Beijing and Tripoli are rebuilding ties after China pulled investors out in 2011: Before the 2011 revolution that toppled Muammar Gaddafi and led to a [...]
How Russia Is Using Nuclear Power To Win Global Influence
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on how Russia is using nuclear power to win global influence: Rooppur in Bangladesh’s far west may seem an unlikely place for a Little Russia. Yet in this [...]
Myanmar Revives Stalled Infrastructure Projects with China and Russia
Via Nikkei Asia, a report on Myanmar efforts to revive stalled infrastructure projects with China and Russia: Myanmar’s military regime is breathing new life into major infrastructure projects [...]

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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.