The Paradox of Paraguay
June 28th, 2016 Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), a detailed analysis of Paraguay: Forecast Paraguay’s strategic location within 1,500 kilometers (about 930 miles) of Mercosur’s most [...]
Can Sri Lanka Leverage Its Location as Indian Ocean Hub?
June 27th, 2016 Via The Diplomat, an interesting look at Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka is in an enviable location. The busy East-West shipping route passes just six to ten nautical miles south of the island. More than 60,000 [...]
Tajikistan, Turkmenistan: Submitting To Chinese Capture?
June 24th, 2016 Via Value Walk, an interesting look at China’s growing influence in Central Asia: Turkmenistan sits upon around one-tenth of the world’s proven natural gas reserves. Tajikistan is so [...]
Investors Combine To Create Pan-African Energy Group
June 23rd, 2016 Via The Financial Times, a report on a new company aiming to supply power to 30 million Africans: Infrastructure investors have launched a $3.3bn joint venture to create one of the biggest [...]
Amazon To Invest $600M In Indonesia
June 21st, 2016 Via Tech In Asia, a report on Amazon’s interest in Indonesia: What was previously just a rumor now seems to be taking concrete shape: the US ecommerce giant Amazon reportedly has its eyes [...]
Pakistan: Economic Indicators “Flashing Green”
June 20th, 2016 Via Reuters, an article on Pakistan: Pakistani stocks are soaring, improved security is fuelling economic growth and the South Asian nation will be upgraded to “emerging market” status by [...]

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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.