Somalia: Rising From The Ashes
Via the United Nations’ Africa Renewal magazine, an updated look at Somalia: These days Somalis reminisce about life before the war. With a sense of nostalgia they reflect on the carefree days [...]
China: Trading Its “String of Pearls” For Increased Engagement With Myanmar?
Courtesy of Eurasia Review, a look at China’s growing strategic engagement of Myanmar: China, of late, has been pitching to increase its influence in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) through [...]
New Frontiers In An Ancient Land: Iran’s Emerging Hospitality Market
Via Lexology, a detailed look at Iran’s emerging hospitality market: Iran sits at the cross roads of civilizations. Once, the seat of the great Persian Empire with its rich, ancient and [...]
Looted Lender For Sale: Afghanistan Seeks Buyer For New Kabul Bank
Via Bloomberg, an interesting report on Afghanistan’s renewed efforts to sell New Kabul Bank: For sale: One bank with 114 branches in war-torn country; defrauded out of almost all its money; [...]
Djibouti: How A Forgotten Sandlot Of A Nation Has Become A Vibrant International Hub
Via Bloomberg, a detailed look at Djibouti: The bartender measures a shot of Johnnie Walker Red Label in a steel jigger and dumps it over ice. A waitress sets the glass on a tray and steers it [...]
What Is Africa’s New Top Investment Destination?
Via the World Economic Forum, a look at African investment potential – on a macro scale: The difficult patch that Nigeria, the largest economy in Africa, is going through does not seem to be [...]

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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.