New Corridor For India-Russia trade Via Iran Is Almost Ready
Via Quartz, a report on a new corridor for India-Russia trade via Iran that is almost ready: India’s trade with Russia is about to get considerably cheaper and quicker, with Iran set to become a [...]
Global Population To Hit 8B This Year
Via CBS News, an article on a new UN report that the global population will hit 8 billion this year, with more than half of the rise forecast in the world’s population in the coming decades [...]
Afghan Coal Sold to Companies Linked to Pakistan Army
Via the Frontier Post, a report that Afghan coal is being sold to companies linked to the Pakistan Army: Owners of coal factories in Afghanistan said the Afghan coal is being sold to three Pakistani [...]
Chinese Telecom Carrier Helps Bridge Digital Gap in Pakistan
Via Technology Times, a look at how a Chinese telecom carrier is helping bridge the digital gap in Pakistan: In recent years, Pakistan has accelerated the construction of its mobile communication [...]
U.S. Investors Form Venture To Pursue Oil and Gas Projects In Venezuela
Via Reuters, an article on U.S. interest in oil & gas projects in Venezuela: Two U.S. investment funds on Tuesday said they formed a joint venture with a Venezuelan firm to pursue oil and gas [...]
Fuel Shortage Driving Laos To Brink of Debt Default
Via Business Insider, a report on how a fuel shortage is driving Laos — which is on the brink of a debt default — to seek out cheap Russian oil: The Southeast Asian country of Laos is discussing [...]

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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.