Ethiopia To Become The Leading Economy In East Africa
Via Coast Week, a report on Ethiopia’s economic prowess: Kenyan media outlets have it well covered recently that Ethiopia is about to overtake Kenya and become the leading economy in East [...]
Business in Conflict Zones: Libya Outlook
Via Frontier Strategy Group, commentary on opportunities in Libya: All eyes are on Libya as some positive headlines have come out of the country over the past several months. ISIS was driven out of [...]
Why You Should Invest In Somalia
Via Frontera News, a look at the investment thesis for Somalia: Investing in Somalia might seem like a particularly crazy idea, after all the country is a byword for state failure and chaos. Civil [...]
Beyond The Headlines Of Terrorism, Pakistan’s Economy Is On The Rise
Via the Washington Post, a report on Pakistan’s economic vitality: Shortly after Egypt’s 2011 uprising ended with the fall of President Hosni Mubarak, prominent Egyptian investor Ahmed [...]
China’s ‘New Silk Road’ Is Derailed In Sri Lanka By Political Chaos And Violent Protests
Courtesy of Forbes, interesting commentary by Wade Shepherd on some difficulties faced by the new Silk Road in Sri Lanka: It was supposed to be a great new catalyst of transportation, manufacturing, [...]
Pakistan’s Economic and Demographic Prospects
Via Future Directions International, a detailed look at Pakistan’s economic and demographic situation: Key Points Carved out of British colonial India, Pakistan was initially economically and [...]

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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.