Malawi: Working To Attract Investment
July 16th, 2013 Courtesy of Ventures Africa, a report on Malawi: Did President Joyce Banda recently win the Nobel Peace Prize? It may appear as such with her current world tour. Banda is president of the fairly [...]
Somalia’s Somewhat Friendly Skies
July 12th, 2013 Courtesy of the New York Times, an interesting look at the nascent Somali airline industry: Aden Abdulle International Airport, Mogadishu, September 2011. One recent morning at the start of the [...]
Somaliland: The East African Country That Isn’t
July 9th, 2013 Via Environmental Graffiti, an interesting look at Somaliland: A farmer near Dhagax Khoure, a rock art site When you think of Somalia, your mind probably conjures up images of a poverty-stricken, [...]
South Sudan’s Economy: A Race Against Time
July 9th, 2013 Via Al Jazeera, a report on South Sudan’s economic challenges: South Sudan’s current oil reserves may only last a decade from now and economic diversification is needed [AFP]  A heavy [...]
Iran and Sudan Begin to Execute Moves to Dominate Central & Western Africa
July 8th, 2013 Via Oil Price.com, an interesting look at Iranian and Sudanese efforts to dominate central & western Africa: The Central African Republic has become a key player, working under Sudanese and [...]
Laos Economy Is Set For Boom Years
July 8th, 2013 Via the International Business Times, a report on how Laos’ economy is set for boom years ahead as increased infrastructure helps expand trade and tourism: Laos, the third poorest country in [...]

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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.