Malaysia’s (Mostly) Empty $100B City Rising From The Sea
Courtesy of Bloomberg, a report on Malaysia’s controversial Forest City which now faces questions over the financial health of its developer, the Chinese giant Country Garden: To get to the [...]
Will BRICS Throw A Lifeline To Dollar-Strapped Egypt?
Via Al Monitor, a report that some economists believe BRICS membership will give Egypt a chance to ease pressure on the dollar, but is not a quick remedy for the country’s economic woes: Egypt will [...]
Why Everyone is Talking About Indonesia’s Economy — and Why You Should Too
Via Medium, commentary on Indonesia’s economic potential: Developed Economies Become So Advanced, They Can’t Even Grow Anymore In a shocking revelation from the world of economics, it turns [...]
Demography Is Destiny in Africa
Courtesy of Foreign Policy, an article on how Africa’s rapid population growth is about to hit the countries whose economies and climates are least equipped to handle it: The world’s [...]
CPEC and Future Prospects
Via Modern Diplomacy, a look at CPEC and its future: The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is not merely a development initiative; it’s a monumental journey of strategic partnership and [...]
Does an Expanded BRICS Mean Anything?
Via Project Syndicate, analysis of by Jim O’Neill – former chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management and a former UK treasury minister – on the news that the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, [...]

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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.