Caspian Games: Central Asian ‘Stans’ Vie For Connectivity Market
Via The Asia Times, a report on what some have referred to as ‘Pipelineistan’, but with its Belt and Road Initiative, China is set to be the top game-changer: Azerbaijan held a [...]
Indonesian State Companies Scramble For Africa
Courtesy of The Financial Times, an article on recent deals by Garuda and Wijaya Karya which signal increasing south-east Asian influence in Africa: There were smiles from the African delegates [...]
Connecting Asia: Uzbekistan Looks to Capitalize on Central Asia’s Transport Potential
Via The Diplomat, a look at how Uzbekistan – with new rail projects –  is contributing to the development of transport and trade in Central and South Asia: One of the priorities of [...]
Africa: Turning Investors’ Heads
Via the World Economic Forum, a look at why Africa is turning the heads of investors: Since 2000, at least half of the world’s fastest-growing economies have been in Africa. And by 2030, Africa [...]
Central Asia: Refocusing Economic Links Towards China Instead of Russia
Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), a look at how Central Asia has restructured its economic links over the past decade, as China has outpaced Russia in the region on trade, investment and [...]
Angola: Needing a New Strategy for Globalization
Via the Atlantic Council, a look at Angola: Angola has long had a reputation of being a closed and secretive frontier market.  Despite Africa’s emergence as an attractive investment destination [...]

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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.