Uzbekistan
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on Uzbekistan, a dynamic frontier market: On the second floor of an office building in downtown Tashkent, entrepreneur Akmal Khodjanov is pitching his [...]
Pakistani Army Moves Into The Oil Business
Via The Asia Times, a look at the Pakistani Army’s $100 billion commercial empire covers industries including banking, cement and real estate: The business conglomerate that is the Pakistani Army, [...]
Why Has Somaliland Succeeded and Iraqi Kurdistan Failed?
Via The American Enterprise Institute, an interesting comparison of Somaliland versus Kurdistan: Throughout 1988, MiG-17 fighter jets would take off from an airfield on the outskirts of town. [...]
North Korea’s Economy
Courtesy of the North Korea Economy Watch, a look at the current state of North Korea’s economy: The Hanoi summit is just days away, Daily NK recently put out new market price data, and [...]
Lebanon: Back In The Investment Game?
Via FDi Magazine, an updated look at Lebanon: Lebanon is a step closer to political stability, economic recovery and a tranche of foreign investment opportunities following the long-awaited formation [...]
Laos: Rapid Economic Growth Thus Far Avoided Macroeconomic Cliffs
Via East Asia Forum, a report on Laos: Laos is one of the fastest growing economies in Southeast Asia. On average the country’s economy has grown by 7.5 per cent per year and trade by 17 per cent [...]

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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.