China’s New Silk Road: Getting Muddy
Via the Chicago Tribune, commentary on China’s OBOR initiative: With the future of U.S.-China relations an open question for the incoming Donald Trump administration, many have focused on [...]
Emerging Markets In 2017
Via Threadneedle Investments, commentary on emerging markets in 2017: After combing through a year’s worth of charts on emerging markets, we think these are the top three you should pay attention [...]
Saving Private Enterprise In Afghanistan
Via The New York Times, commentary on Afghanistan’s private sector: In early December Afghan fashion found a place in the Middle Eastern edition of Vogue magazine, lithe models posed in [...]
China’s Belt and Road Initiative: Promoting Connectivity, Development Along Ancient Route
Via China Daily, an overview of China’s One Belt and Road plan: More than three years ago, Chinese President Xi Jinping proposed to build the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st-Century [...]
Can Kish Become Iran’s Answer To Dubai?
Via The Iran Project, an interesting look at the potential of Kish island in Iran: Iranian investors are pouring money into Kish island in the Persian Gulf, hoping its white sand beaches, coral reefs [...]
Libyan Oil: A Bittersweet Return?
Via the Foreign Policy Association, a look at the impact of Libyan oil re-entering the global market: After a series of skirmishes, frantic deal making now looks to have brought about the surprise [...]

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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.