‘The Time To Invest In Iran Is Now’
Via the Asia Times, a look at how the shift in the global balance of financing power towards Russia, India and China — especially China — is opening up opportunities for Tehran: It’s a [...]
The Taliban Stones Commission and the Insurgent Windfall from Illegal Mining
Via the United States Military Academy, a detailed report on the Taliban’s increased footprint in Afghanistan’s mining sector and their efforts to formalize their role in the mining sector by [...]
Papua New Guinea: Not Just Lighting Up China, Japan, and Taiwan Anymore
Via Frontera News, a look at Papua New Guinea: Papua New Guinea’s mountain ranges and forest-covered hills have attracted the world’s biggest mineral and resource extraction players to tap its [...]
How Iran Should Translate Its Geopolitical Advantages into Economic Opportunities
Via Iranian Diplomacy, commentary on how Tehran could increase its geopolitical weight by serving as transit route for energy pipelines, and exporting its gas to emerging markets: By serving as [...]
Cote d’Ivoire: Africa’s Fastest Growing Economy
Via WorldFolio, a report on Cote d’Ivoire: Almost six years after the end of the Second Ivorian Civil War, Côte d’Ivoire has witnessed a successful and peaceful transition to economic [...]
Bangladesh Will Be Amongst Top 3 Fastest Growing Economies Globally Through 2050
Via Frontrera News, a report on Bangladesh’s growing economic presence: Bangladesh (FM) has been seeing its economic prowess grow. Its economic growth stood at 7.11% for fiscal year 2015-16 – [...]

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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.