Bangladesh: The New Asian Tiger
Via Business Insider, a look at Bangladesh: When people talk about the “Asian Tigers,” they’re typically referring to Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan. The four [...]
Why Mammoth Gas Reserves May Be Useless For Turkmenistan
Via Frontera News, a look at Turkmenistan: Few people may realize that when it comes to natural gas, Turkmenistan is a giant. According to BP Statistical Review of World Energy, Turkmenistan has the [...]
Mozambique: Strategic Market Potential?
Via Cipher Brief, a look at Mozambique’s potential: Focusing on threats and short-term planning often leads to missed opportunities by governments. Insight is expected to be provided for [...]
Despite Violence, Canadian Mining Firms Bullish On DRC
Via the Globe and Mail, a report on Canadian mining interest in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC): The Democratic Republic of the Congo, the vast war-torn country in the heart of Africa, has [...]
Iran’s Natural Gas Rush Won’t Bring Export Riches — For now
Courtesy of The Iran Project, a report on Iran’s natural gas resources and potential for export led growth: Mohammed Sergie: Iran is on track to out-produce Qatar, the world’s biggest LNG [...]
The One Thing That Works In Afghanistan: Mobile
Via Canada’s Globe and Mail, an interesting look at Roshan, one of Afghanistan’s telecommunications providers: One Friday last October, a man drove his Toyota Corolla up to Green [...]

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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.