New Silk Road: One Step Closer To Reality
Via the World Economic Forum, a report on the new Silk Road: The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank will help fund a highway in Pakistan, a road project in Tajikistan, and a ring road in Almaty, [...]
Competition for Southeast Asia’s Railways
Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), an interesting look at the competition between China and Japan over the right to build up Southeast Asia’s railways: Forecast In the coming years, [...]
Chile: Calm Eye Amidst A Commodity Price Storm
Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), updated analysis on Chile: Forecast Despite the shock from falling copper prices, Chile’s responsible management of public finances will ensure a [...]
For Investors, Myanmar Is Still For The Brave
Via the Nikkei Asian Review, a look at Myanmar: The dust has settled in Naypyitaw, where a government led by the National League for Democracy has replaced the quasi-democratic, military-backed [...]
China’s Long March Into Central Asia
Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), an interesting look at China’s multifaceted engagement with Central and South Asia: Forecast China’s military role in Central Asia will [...]
Bypassing Pakistan: Afghanistan, India, Iran and Chabahar
Via Future Directions International, a look at the strategic impact that the Chabahar Agreement could have upon south and central Asia: Key Points The Chabahar Agreement between India and Iran could [...]

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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.