World at 8 Billion: Pakistan is Third Largest Contributor to Last Billion
Courtesy of South Asia Investor Review, a look at Pakistan in the overall context of the world’s population reaching 8 billion: The global population increased by one billion over the last 12 [...]
Cuban Leader On Energy Quest To Russia, China, Turkey, Algeria
Via Oil & Gas Daily, a report on Cuba’s search for energy sector support and oil: Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel started a tour Wednesday of Russia, China, Turkey and Algeria, hoping to [...]
Mexico’s Sweet Success With Raspberry Production
Courtesy of Latinometrics, an interesting look at Mexico’s sweet success around raspberry production:   Mexico is Now the World’s #2 Raspberry Producer Does this chart look familiar? [...]
Brazil: Time To Create An ‘Economy of Standing Forests’
Via Fortune, interesting commentary on Brazil’s potential to create an ‘economy of standing forests’: By turning the tide of the Amazon’s destruction, Brazil can retake center stage in [...]
Papua New Guinea and Singapore Sign Agreement on Carbon Markets
Courtesy of Eco Business, a report on a n MOU which could pave the way for Singapore to offset its carbon emissions by conserving Papua New Guinea’s rich forests: Singapore and Papua New [...]
Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan: The Poorest Countries in Central Asia
Via Eurasia Review, commentary on Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan and how they are faring in the geopolitical void engulfing Central Asia at present: Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan are probably the most [...]

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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.